Friday, January 1, 2016

Protoceratops (Afghan postage stamp)

  Protoceratops is a genus of sheep-sized (1.8 m long) herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur, from the Upper Cretaceous Period (Campanian stage) of what is now Mongolia. It was a member of the Protoceratopsidae, a group of early horned dinosaurs. Unlike later ceratopsians, however, it was a much smaller creature that lacked well-developed horns and retained some primitive traits not seen in later genera.
  • Original Name: "Protoceratops"
  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Year: 1988-06-06
  • Series: Prehistorical Animals
  • Perforation: comb 12 x 12¼
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Size: 40 x 28 mm
  • Face value: 15 ؋.
  • Number of catalogue Michel: AF 1584