Albertaceratops

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Albertaceratops ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Canada.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Named in: 2007 · Ryan, M. J.
Hip height: 2.2 m · 7 ft
Length: 5.8 m · 19 ft
Weight: 3.5 tonnes
Found in: Canada · Oldman
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: horned dinosaur · Ceratopsian
Family branch: Centrosaurinae

The story in short

Albertaceratops was formally named in 2007 by M. J. Ryan. The name means “alberta horned face.”

Fossils referred to Albertaceratops date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from Canada, including the Oldman Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Albertaceratops at a length near 5.8 m, hips about 2.2 m high, and a body mass around 3.5 tonnes.

On the family tree it sits in Centrosaurinae, among the horned dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Achelousaurus

Achelousaurus horneri

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Avaceratops

Avaceratops lammersi

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Centrosaurus

Centrosaurus apertus

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago