Protoceratops — size comparison

Protoceratops was a four-legged herbivore of Cretaceous Mongolia. It had a powerful beak and a rear skull frill but lacked Triceratops’s long brow horns. Numero

Silhouette comparison

Length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates

Protoceratops

Protoceratops andrewsi

ok. 1,8 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side

Mass · szacunek
No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Body lengthScale in m
00,511,52
ProtoceratopsBody lengthapprox. 1.8 m

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Protoceratops — size comparison — facts and sources

Protoceratops was a four-legged herbivore of Cretaceous Mongolia. It had a powerful beak and a rear skull frill but lacked Triceratops’s long brow horns. Numerous fossils document different growth stages.

The famous Fighting Dinosaurs specimen preserves a Protoceratops directly confronting a Velociraptor. Researchers examine possible causes of the fight and the animals’ rapid burial.

Measurement sources