Ceratopsia

Translingual Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc κέρᾰς horn + grc ὤψ face. One of the first named genera was Ceratops genus itself, which lent its name to the group, although it is considered a nomen dubium today as it has no distinguishing characteristics that are not also found in other ceratopsians. Proper noun infraorder order Ornithischia herbivorous, beaked dinosaurs which thrived during the Cretaceous, in what are now North America and Asia. Early members were small and bipedal, but later forms were large quadrupeds. Usage notes It is traditional for ceratopsian genus names to end in "-ceratops", although this is not always the case. Hypernyms infraorder Dinosauria superorder - superorder, Ornithischia order - order, Cerapoda suborder - suborder Hyponyms infraorder Ceratopsidae family, Chaoyangsauridae family, Psittacosauridae family, Neoceratopsia family - families; Liaoceratops genus, Microceratus genus - genera not placed in families Related terms Triceratops genus References