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Albertaceratops

Reptilia - Ceratopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Albertaceratops Ryan pp. 376-377 figs. 3-11
2010Albertaceratops McDonald and Horner p. 160 fig. 10.5
2010Albertaceratops Ryan et al. p. 182
2010Albertaceratops Xu et al. p. 1634 fig. 3
2011Albertaceratops Farke et al. p. 699
2011Albertaceratops McDonald p. 9
2012Albertaceratops Fiorillo and Tykoski
2013Albertaceratops Longrich p. 52
2015Albertaceratops Evans and Ryan
2024Albertaceratops 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()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Genasauria
Cerapoda
Marginocephalia
Ceratopsia()
familyCeratopsidae
subfamilyCentrasaurinaeLambe 1915
tribeAlbertaceratopsini
genusAlbertaceratops

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.

G. †Albertaceratops Ryan 2007
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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: Norman and Weishampel 1991, Marsh 1875

Age range: Middle Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


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