Microceratops-described by
Bohlin, 1953 (Dodson, 1996). Microceratops gobiensis
was collected in Gansu, Inner Mongolia (China). Another
species, also named by Bohlin is M. sulcidens, from a
separate locality. In 1971 another specimen of M.
gobiensis was collected. Unfortunately this specimen is
quite fragmentary, but the partial skeleton provides enough
information for preliminary classification. The skull is
about 20cm long. The frill is well developed, but short,
with prominent parietal fenestrae. The leg structure of
Microceratops shows stretching out of the lower
segments of the leg compared to the femur, suggesting that
it was capable of running swiftly. It has been hypothesized
that during swift locomotion it maintained a bipedal stance,
and while at rest or during slow movement, it was
quadrupedal (Dodson, 1996).
Microceratops
-described by
Bohlin, 1953 (Dodson, 1996). Microceratops gobiensis
was collected in Gansu, Inner Mongolia (China). Another
species, also named by Bohlin is M. sulcidens, from a
separate locality. In 1971 another specimen of M.
gobiensis was collected. Unfortunately this specimen is
quite fragmentary, but the partial skeleton provides enough
information for preliminary classification. The skull is
about 20cm long. The frill is well developed, but short,
with prominent parietal fenestrae. The leg structure of
Microceratops shows stretching out of the lower
segments of the leg compared to the femur, suggesting that
it was capable of running swiftly. It has been hypothesized
that during swift locomotion it maintained a bipedal stance,
and while at rest or during slow movement, it was
quadrupedal (Dodson, 1996).