Dinosauria›Ornithischia
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Liaoceratops Liaoceratops yanzigouensis Xu et al. 2002
/lˈaɪəˌoʊsɹɐtˌɑːps/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–119.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Liaoceratops yanzigouensis is a ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–119.6 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Xu et al. 2002. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Liaoceratops yanzigouensis sits in deep time
Liaoceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Liaoceratops yanzigouensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.