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Published online 21 March 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020318-5
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A ceratopsian dinosaur from China and the early evolution of Ceratopsia
Knee-high relative of Triceratops unearthed .
The fearsome horns and bony neck plates of Triceratops have scared generations of kids. Now fossil finds reveal that its predecessor was a little more huggable: it was a dog-sized creature with a beak.
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