family · 5 represented species
ceratopsidae is an evolutionary group represented in the dinosaur phylogenetic tree. Its exact boundaries may vary between scientific analyses.
Definition
ceratopsidae is an evolutionary group represented in the dinosaur phylogenetic tree. Its exact boundaries may vary between scientific analyses.
A clade contains an ancestor and all of its descendants. The exact membership of Ceratopsidae can differ between published analyses, particularly where fossils are incomplete or character interpretations change.
Name meaning: Reliable information is currently unavailable.
Branch structure
Representative taxa
A centrosaurine horned dinosaur from the upper Dinosaur Park Formation, distinguished by a huge nasal horn and long spikes around its frill. Several skulls show that the celebrated frill pattern varied—and could be strongly asymmetric—between individuals.
Distribution
Canada · United States
Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.
No specific uncertainty note is currently recorded. This does not mean every interpretation is settled.
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