Agujaceratops Agujaceratops mariscalensis (Lehman 1989)
/ˈæɡjuːdʒˌæsɚɹˌætɑːps/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · 83.6–72.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Countries
United States, Mexico
Regions
Texas · Chihuahua
Formation
Aguja
Dig sites
13
distinct collections
Overview
Agujaceratops mariscalensis is a ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 83.6–72.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Texas, United States and elsewhere. It was named by (Lehman 1989). The species is represented by 13 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~41%
well attested
Based on 13 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Agujaceratops mariscalensis sits in deep time
Agujaceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Agujaceratops mariscalensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.