Dinosaurs · Ceratopsian

Microceratus

Say it mike-row-ker-ah-tuss. The name means ‘tiny horned’.

Microceratus beside a person 1.75 m tall. Ticks mark every metre.Body shape drawn for this site, showing the general build of ceratopsians
Length
0.5 m
Diet
Plant-eater
When
Late Cretaceous86 to 66 million years ago
Fossils found in
China, Mongolia
Named by
Bohlin (1953)
Family tree
Dinosauria › Ornithischia › Ceratopsia › Neoceratopsia › Coronosauria
TriassicJurassicCretaceousMicroceratus252 Ma66 Ma
Where Microceratus sits in the age of dinosaurs.Periods from the ICS chart; dinosaur dates from the Natural History Museum

Ceratopsians. Horned and frilled plant-eaters, such as Triceratops. See all 29

Lived at the same time

Other ceratopsians

Source: Microceratus in the Natural History Museum Dino Directory, read 12 November 2026. Sizes are the museum's estimates for a typical adult. "Lived at the same time" lists dinosaurs whose dates overlap, which does not always mean they met.