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Graciliceratops Graciliceratops mongoliensis Sereno 2000

/ɡɹˈæsɪlˌɪsɚɹˌætɑːps/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · 100.5–83.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling

Where It Was Found

Country
Mongolia
Region
Omnogov
Formation
Baynshire
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Mongolia. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Graciliceratops mongoliensis is a ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 100.5–83.6 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Omnogov, Mongolia. It was named by Sereno 2000. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Graciliceratops mongoliensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Graciliceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Graciliceratops mongoliensis'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
Khankhuuluu
Khankhuuluu mongoliensis
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predator–prey
Achillobator
Achillobator giganticus
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predator–prey
Erlikosaurus
Erlikosaurus andrewsi
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coexisted–with
Gobihadros
Gobihadros mongoliensis
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coexisted–with
Segnosaurus
Segnosaurus galbinensis
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coexisted–with
Parahesperornis
Parahesperornis alexi
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coexisted–with
Talarurus
Talarurus plicatospineus
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same–clade
Zuniceratops
Zuniceratops christopheri
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