Triceratops Triceratops prorsus (Marsh 1890)
/traɪˈsɛrətɒps/
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
Saskatchewan · Wyoming · Montana · North Dakota
Formations
Frenchman · Lance · Hell Creek
Dig sites
17
distinct collections
Overview
Triceratops prorsus 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 Saskatchewan, United States and elsewhere. It was named by (Marsh 1890). The species is represented by 17 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~49%
well attested
Based on 17 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Triceratops prorsus sits in deep time
Triceratops
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Triceratops prorsus'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.