Microceratops: quick facts
Found in China, Microceratops is the smallest known horned dinosaur. A protoceratopsid, it probably resembled Protoceratops and Leptoceratops but the upper forelimb andhind limb bones of Microceratops
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
30 inches (0.8 meters)
Weight
4 pounds (1.8 kg)
Family
Protoceratopsidae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.