Ferenceratops

Say it like this: “feh-ren-seh-ruh-tops”

Ferenceratops shqiperorum

Ferenceratops ate plants and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Romania.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Named in: 2026 · Maidment, S. C. R.; Butler, R. J.; Brusatte, S. L.; Meade, L. E.; Augustin, F. J.; Csiki-Sava, Z.; Ősi, A.
Hip height: Not established
Length: Not established
Weight: Not established
Found in: Romania · Sânpetru
Food and walking: Herbivore · Two legs
Kind: horned dinosaur · Ceratopsian
Family branch: Ceratopsia

The story in short

The genus Ferenceratops dates to 2026, the year S. C. R. Maidment and colleagues described it.

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Romania, including the Sânpetru Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on two legs.

The fossils of Ferenceratops are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.

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

Close relatives

Ajkaceratops

Ajkaceratops kozmai

Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · roughly 85.7 to 83.6 million years ago

Craspedodon

Craspedodon lonzeensis

Late Cretaceous (Coniacian · Santonian) · roughly 89.8 to 83.6 million years ago

Dysganus

Dysganus encaustus

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