Protoceratops
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| Protoceratops | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Sub-class | Diapsida |
| Infra-class | Archosauromorpha |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Dinosauria |
| Order | Ornithischia |
| Sub-order | Cerapoda |
| Infraorder | Ceratopsia |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Ceratopsidae |
| Sub-family | Ceratopsinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Protoceratops |
| Species Information | |
| Species | P. andrewsi P. hellenikorhinus |
| Population statistics | |
| Conservation status | Extinct |
Protoceratops was a species of Ornithischia. There are two species within the Protoceratops: the P. andrewsi and the P. hellenikorhinus. The first Protoceratops was found in Mongolia. The most famous Protoceratops fossil involves one buried alive while fighting a Velociraptor; its beak was clamping down on one of its arms, and the predator's claws were hooked behind the frill.