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Centrasaurinae

Reptilia - Ceratopsidae

Taxonomy
Centrasaurinae was named by Lambe (1915).

It was assigned to Ceratopsidae by Loewen et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Centrasaurinae Lambe
2024Centrasaurinae Loewen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Ornithischia()
—Genasauria
—Cerapoda
—Marginocephalia
—Ceratopsia()
familyCeratopsidae
subfamilyCentrasaurinaeLambe 1915
subfamilyCentrasaurinaeLambe 1915

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Centrasaurinae Lambe 1915
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Tr. †Albertaceratopsini Loewen et al. 2024
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G. †Albertaceratops Ryan 2007
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G. †Lokiceratops Loewen et al. 2024
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†Lokiceratops rangiformis Loewen et al. 2024
G. †Medusaceratops Ryan et al. 2010
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†Medusaceratops lokii Ryan et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-15 11:08:09
Modified: 2005-09-15 13:08:09
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Norman and Weishampel 1991

Age range: Middle Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Centrosaurinae indet. (69151)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Lokiceratops rangiformis (235325) Medusaceratops lokii, Styracosaurus albertensis (69152)