Protoceratops

&nbsp Protoceratops was a small, primitive Ceratopsian (horned face). Although it didn't have any horns, it had a bony crest and little protusions on each cheek. These, along with a sturdy skull, were probably used to fend of predators and battle competing males. Protoceratops is thought to have been as big as the regular sheep, but also behaved like one. They lived in large herds and travelled across the Gobi desert around 70 million years ago in the Cretaceous period.

Protoceratops had a parrot like beak that it probably used to chop up plant matter and also may have been helpful when fighting off predators. From both the posture, anatomy and teeth, Scientists can tell that this dinosaur was a plant-eater.

Protoceratops is famous for the amazing find that is also featured on the Velociraptor page; were two dinosaurs (a Protoceratops and Velociraptor) locked in combat but fossilized almost perfectly. The two dinosaurs were probably buried in a sandslide, as flash floods and mud slides are quite rare in deserts. The Protoceratops in this ancient battle had the Velociraptor's arm in it's powerful beak whilst the raptor was slashing with its deadly claw.