Protoceratops Protoceratops hellenikorhinus Lambert et al. 2001
/ˌproʊtoʊˈsɛrətɒps/
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · 83.6–72.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Nei Mongol
Formations
Bayan Mandahu · Wulansuhai
Dig sites
6
distinct collections
Overview
Protoceratops hellenikorhinus is a ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 83.6–72.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Nei Mongol, China. It was named by Lambert et al. 2001. The species is represented by 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~21%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Protoceratops hellenikorhinus sits in deep time
Protoceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Protoceratops hellenikorhinus'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.