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Leptoceratops: Beast of the Week
08 June 2026 EN prehistoricbeastoftheweek

Leptoceratops: Beast of the Week

limb Canada Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Ceratopsia Dinosauria Leptoceratops

 Today we will be looking at the small ceratopsian dinosaur, Leptoceratops gracilis!Leptoceratops was a plant-eating ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in what is now Alberta, Canada, during the late Cretaceous period, between 68 and 66 million years ago.  From beak to tail it measured about 6.5 feet (about 2m) and would have been able to walk on four or two limbs when alive. The genus name translates to "small horned face". Leptoceratops life reconstruction in watercolors by Christopher DiPiazza.L

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