Xuanhuaceratops

Xuanhuaceratops
Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
Reconstructed head of Xuanhuaceratops niei
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Ceratopsia
Family: Chaoyangsauridae
Genus: Xuanhuaceratops
Zhao et al., 2006
Type species
Xuanhuaceratops niei
Zhao et al., 2006

Xuanhuaceratops (meaning "Xuanhua horned face") is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period. The genus was in 2006 dated to the Tithonian, 150.8-145.5 million years ago. A member of the family Chaoyangsauridae, it was one of the earliest ceratopsians. The fossils were found in the Houcheng Formation of Hebei Province, northeastern China.