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Ferenceratops

Ferenceratops shqiperorum Maidment et al. 2026

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Ferenceratops shqiperorum is a ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Maidment et al. 2026. The species is represented by 9 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~30%
confidence from occurrence count
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 9 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Ferenceratops sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Ferenceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Ferenceratops's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes langstoni
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predator–prey
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
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predator–prey
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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same–clade
Leptoceratops
Leptoceratops gracilis
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same–clade
Ferrisaurus
Ferrisaurus sustutensis
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same–clade
Pachyrhinosaurus
Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum
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