Definition of Ceratopsia

1. Noun. Horned dinosaurs.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceratopsia

Cerastium alpinum
Cerastium arvense
Cerastium tomentosum
Ceratitis
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratodontidae
Ceratonia
Ceratonia siliqua
Ceratopetalum
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllidae
Ceratophyllum
Ceratophyllus
Ceratopogon
Ceratopsia (current term)
Ceratopsidae
Ceratopteris
Ceratopteris pteridioides
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Ceratostomataceae
Ceratostomella
Ceratostomella ulmi
Ceratotherium
Ceratotherium simum
Cerberean
Cerberian
Cerberus
Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum

Literary usage of Ceratopsia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1914)
"... A NEW GENUS OF Ceratopsia FROM THE EDMONTON CRETACEOUS OF ALBERTA. BY BARNUM BROWN. PLATE XLII. In the collection of fossils secured by the American ..."

2. A Text-book of Geology: For Use in Universities, Colleges, Schools of by Louis Valentine Pirsson, Charles Schuchert (1915)
"They are called Ceratopsia (Greek keras, a horn) because they have on their heads two or ... However, the Ceratopsia were great fighters among themselves, ..."

3. The Origin and Evolution of Life: On the Theory of Action, Reaction and by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1918)
"... approaching a group of the horned herbivorous dinosaurs known as Ceratopsia. Compare frontispiece. The Ceratopsia are related to the armored ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"Ceratopsia Monograph.—The assignment of this monograph to Mr. JB Hatcher is particularly appropriate, because of the fact that he practically discovered ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"Ceratopsia Monograph.—The assignment of this monograph to Mr. JB Hatcher is particularly appropriate, because of the fact that he practically discovered ..."

6. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1901)
"The Ceratopsia were armed with a pair of huge pointed horns on the head, and a smaller one on the nose (see Fig. 102, p. 430). It is difficult to guess the ..."

7. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1898)
"Ceratopsia. Marsh. Pubis simple, with symphysis. Femur without inner or fourth ... The Ceratopsia consequently combine characters of the Sauro- poda and ..."

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