Torosaurus Torosaurus latus Marsh 1891
/tˌɔːɹəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Countries
United States, Canada
Regions
North Dakota · Wyoming · Alberta · South Dakota
Formations
Hell Creek · Lance · Scollard · Frenchman
Dig sites
5
distinct collections
Overview
Torosaurus latus 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 North Dakota, United States and elsewhere. It was named by Marsh 1891. The species is represented by 7 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~24%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 7 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Torosaurus latus sits in deep time
Torosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Torosaurus latus'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.