Albertaceratops
Albertaceratops
- Pronunciation:
- al-bert-a-serra-tops
- Name meaning:
- 'Alberta horned face'
© Andrey Atuchin
- Type of dinosaur:
- ceratopsian
- Length:
- 7.0m
- Diet:
- herbivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 80-75 million years ago
- Found in:
- Canada, USA
This dinosaur is known from a single, well-preserved skull from Alberta and material from a bone bed in Montana, including almost the entire skeleton, found in August 2001. It has long brow horns, unlike other members of the centrosaurine subfamily.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Ornithischia
- Named by:
- Ryan 2007
- Type species:
- nesmoi
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