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Ojoceratops Ojoceratops fowleri Sullivan and Lucas 2010

/ˈɑːdʒoʊsɹˌætɑːps/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling

Where It Was Found

Country
United States
Region
New Mexico
Formation
Ojo Alamo
Dig sites
6
distinct collections
Recorded finds in United States. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Ojoceratops fowleri is a ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from New Mexico, United States. It was named by Sullivan and Lucas 2010. The species is represented by 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~21%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Ojoceratops fowleri sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Ojoceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Ojoceratops fowleri'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
Dineobellator
Dineobellator notohesperus
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predator–prey
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis
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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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same–clade
Leptoceratops
Leptoceratops gracilis
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