Turanoceratops tardabilis from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) Bissekty Formation of Dzharakuduk, Uzbekistan, represents the first definite ceratopsid dinosaur recorded from Asia. Reexamination of the original and study of newly collected material indicate that Turanoceratops has well-developed supraorbital horns and apparently lacks a nasal horn. Turanoceratops is more derived than the more or less coeval Zuniceratops from the Moreno Hill Formation of New Mexico in the presence of double-rooted teeth and of two or three teeth in each vertical dental file.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)645-652
JournalDie Naturwissenschaften
Volume96
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Dinosauria - Ceratopsidae - Cretaceous - Asia

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