Genus
Valid Extinct

Albertaceratops

Ryan 2007

Albertaceratops is a genus of centrosaurine horned dinosaur from the middle Campanian-age Upper Cretaceous Oldman Formation of Alberta, Canada.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Albertaceratops
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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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Centrasaurinae Subfamily
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Albertaceratopsini Tribe
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Albertaceratops Genus
Measurements
Length
6,2 m ⓘ
Albertaceratops nesmoi
7 m ⓘ
Mass
2 800 kg ⓘ
Albertaceratops nesmoi
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇦 Canada
1
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Oldman
1
Judith River
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Albertaceratops nesmoi 84 Ma
Images 3
Bibliography
Original description
M. J. Ryan. 2007. A new basal centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Oldman Formation, southeastern Alberta. Journal of Paleontology 81(2):376-396 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. J. Ryan. 2007. A new basal centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Oldman Formation, southeastern Alberta. Journal of Paleontology 81(2):376-396 DOI ↗