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Arrhinoceratops Arrhinoceratops brachyops Parks 1925

/ɚrhˈɪnoʊsɹˌætɑːps/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 83.6–66 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling

Where It Was Found

Country
Canada
Region
Alberta
Formation
Horseshoe Canyon
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Canada. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Arrhinoceratops brachyops is a ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 83.6–66.0 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Alberta, Canada. It was named by Parks 1925. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Arrhinoceratops brachyops sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Arrhinoceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Arrhinoceratops brachyops'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.

predator–prey
Dromaeosaurus
Dromaeosaurus albertensis
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predator–prey
Albertosaurus
Albertosaurus sarcophagus
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predator–prey
Atrociraptor
Atrociraptor marshalli
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coexisted–with
Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes langstoni
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coexisted–with
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
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coexisted–with
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia isosceles
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coexisted–with
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia gilmorei
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coexisted–with
Troodon
Troodon formosus
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