Classification
Dinosauria
Unranked clade
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Ornithischia
Unranked clade
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Neornithischia
Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia
Unranked clade
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Cerapoda
Unranked clade
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Marginocephalia
Unranked clade
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Ceratopsia
Suborder
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Ceratopsidae
Family
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Centrosaurinae
Subfamily
Fossil sites 143 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Synonyms (2)
Brachyceratops
nomen dubium Centrosaurinae
Brachyceratops montanensis
nomen dubium, species not entered Centrosaurinae
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
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