Auroraceratops

This Gongpoquan dinosaur assemblage is characterized by the coexistence of basal representatives of the diverse clades that would subsequently dominate the Late Cretaceous dinosaur faunas, such as two basal neoceratopsians Archaeoceratops oshimai and Auroraceratops rugosus, the basal hadrosauroid Equijubus normani, and the basal titanosauriform Gobititan shenzhouensis.

Neoceratopsian publications for 2008 ReBecca Foster 2009

Other dinosaurs found together with Beishanlong and Xiongguanlong include the beaked and probably herbivorous therizinosauroid theropod Suzhousaurus, primitive relatives of duck-billed dinosaurs, the small horned dinosaur Auroraceratops, and both small and large sickle-clawed theropods.

Science Blog - Science news straight from the source 2009

Today, we’ll travel north, into the Gobi Desert, to visit fossil quarries in the White Pagoda Basin, where numerous new dinosaur species have recently been discovered, including the earliest-known large therizinosaur, Suzhousaurus megatherioides, and the primitive horned dinosaur Auroraceratops rugosus.

Dinosaurs along the Silk Road ReBecca Foster 2008

Today, we’ll travel north, into the Gobi Desert, to visit fossil quarries in the White Pagoda Basin, where numerous new dinosaur species have recently been discovered, including the earliest-known large therizinosaur, Suzhousaurus megatherioides, and the primitive horned dinosaur Auroraceratops rugosus.

Archive 2008-12-01 ReBecca Foster 2008