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From: dachande
To: Dino
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Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 5:50 AM
Subject: Re:Ceratopsid Question >Microceratops- China, Mongolia
>Protoceratops- China, Mongolia
>Bagaceratops- Mongolia
>Breviceratops- Mongolia
>Udanoceratops- Mongolia
>As far as I know, these are the only
other ceratopsids that where found outside of North America
The above mentioned genera are not Ceratopsidae, but basal NeoCeratopsia,
infact, Protoceratops andrewsi, Bagaceratops rozhdestvensky, Breviceratops
kozlowskii, and Microceratops gobiensis (Graciliceratops mongoliensis
(sensu Sereno 2000)) form the Protoceratopsidae (sensu stricto), while
Udanoceratops tschizhovi is a member of the Leptoceratopsidae.
By
Alessandro Marisa
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