Ceratopsia
Definition
Noun: 1. A suborder of herbivorous, beaked dinosaurs: Ceratopsia refers to a group of ornithischian dinosaurs characterized by parrot-like beaks, bony frills at the back of the skull, and, in many later species, facial horns. They lived during the Cretaceous period.
Usage Examples
- The fossil discovery included several members of the Ceratopsia, identifiable by their distinctive neck frills.
- Ceratopsia are often called "horned dinosaurs," though not all species had prominent horns.
- Paleontologists study the evolution of features within Ceratopsia.
Advanced Usage
- The term is used in formal scientific classification (taxonomy). It is typically capitalized when referring to the suborder rank.
- The clade Ceratopsia is subdivided into families like Psittacosauridae and Neoceratopsia.
Variants and Related Words
- Ceratopsian (noun/adjective): A member of the Ceratopsia; relating to Ceratopsia.
- Triceratops is a well-known ceratopsian.
- Ceratopsidae (noun): The family within Ceratopsia containing the large, horned dinosaurs like and .
Synonyms
- Horned dinosaurs (common name)
Different Meanings
This word has a single, specific meaning in paleontology and does not have other common definitions.
Noun
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horned dinosaurs
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