Protoceratops Protoceratops andrewsi Granger and Gregory 1923
/ˌproʊtoʊˈsɛrətɒps/
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · 85.7–72.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Country
Mongolia
Regions
Omnogov · Ömnögovi Aimag
Formations
Djadokhta · Alagteeg · Baruungoyot
Dig sites
17
distinct collections
Overview
Protoceratops andrewsi is a ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 85.7–72.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Omnogov, Mongolia. It was named by Granger and Gregory 1923. The species is represented by 19 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~53%
well attested
Based on 19 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Protoceratops andrewsi sits in deep time
Protoceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Protoceratops andrewsi's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.