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Arrhinoceratops
uncommon

Arrhinoceratops

Arrhinoceratops brachyops

Era: CretaceousDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Late CretaceousSize: 6m

Arrhinoceratops is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur. The name was coined as its original describer concluded it was special because the nose-horn was not a separate bone, however further analysis revealed this was based on a misunderstanding. It lived during the latest Campanian/earliest Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous, predating its famous relative Triceratops by a few million years, although it was contemporary with Anchiceratops