Sinoceratops
Classification
| Diet | Herbivore |
|---|---|
| Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Era | Late Cretaceous |
| Family | Ceratopsidae |
| Genus | Sinoceratops |
| Bio Group | Armored Herbivore |
Size
| Height (m) | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length (m) | 8 |
| Weight (kg) | 5,000 |
Stats
| Lifespan | 51 - 75 |
|---|---|
| Resilience | 24 |
| Attack | 59 |
| Defence | 31 |
| Medical Dart Resistance | 100 |
| Sedative Resistance | 100 |
| Poison Resistance | 100 |
Environmental Needs
| Comfort threshold | 40% | |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland (m2) | 8300 | 71% |
| Forest (m2) | 3400 | 29% |
| Preferred Paleobotany | Horsetails |  |
| Palms |  | |
| Rotten Wood |  | |
| Harmful Paleobotany | Paw Paw |  |
| Mosses |  | |
| Cycads |  | |
Unlock requirements
Unlocked by retrieving the fossil from one of the following dig sites:
| Dig Sites | Fossil Quality | Fossil Quantity | Locations | Duration | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xingezhuang Formation | ★ | 3 | Asia | China | Shandong | 02:00 | $60,000 |
| ★★ | 10 | ||||
| ★★★ | 7 |
Incubation
| Duration | 02:27 - 02:43 |
|---|---|
| Cost | 241,000 |
Disease
| Immune | Campylobacter |
|---|---|
| Susceptible | Hookworms |
Description
Sinoceratops was a ceratopsid dinosaur. Its name means “Chinese horned face”. It is significant as the first known ceratopsid found outside of North America.It had a short hooked horn on its nose, no horns above its eyes, and a short neck frill, with a crown-like appearance formed by forward-curving hornlets.
Discovery
Three specimens of Sinoceratops have been found in the Xingezhuang Formation in Shandong, China, with the first discovered in 2008.
Paleoecology
Sinoceratops was discovered in the same formation as the ornithopods Shantungosaurus and Huaxiaosaurus, and the theropod Zhuchengtyrannus, showing species parallels with ecosystems and food chains in North America around the same time.
Cohabitation Preferences