Protoceratops Herd Roaming The Sunlit Desert Basin Royalty-Free Stock Image

Beneath the relentless midday sun of the Late Cretaceous, a herd of Protoceratops andrewsi traverses the arid expanse of a vast desert basin. Their compact, stocky bodies cast short shadows on the sunbaked ground as they forage for sparse vegetation among the rocky terrain. The air shimmers with heat, and the occasional gust of wind shifts the golden sands, forming rippling dunes that stretch endlessly into the horizon. Their distinctive frilled skulls, though lacking the large horns of their later relatives, display unique shapes and ridges, catching the harsh sunlight as they move. Scattered across this prehistoric desert, the herd navigates the unforgiving landscape, a testament to their resilience in an age of giants.