Aquilops americanus Silesaurus It inhabited the prairies and

It inhabited the prairies and plains stretching from present-day Alberta

it had a wide-opening jaw

muscular hindlimbs

sharing its environment with other dinosaur species

Aquilops americanus Silesaurus It inhabited the prairies andAquilops americanus, a dinosaur that belonged to the ceratopsian group, specifically the Protoceratopsidae family. This dinosaur lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 113 million years ago. Its name, "Aquilops", is derived from the Latin "Aquil" meaning "eagle" and "ops" meaning "face" or "aspect", referring to the appearance of its skull. Aquilops americanus was a small dinosaur compared to other ceratopsians. It is estimated that