Utahceratops gettyi

† Utahceratops gettyi is a Late Cretaceous chasmosaurine ceratopsian from the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah. Named for the state of Utah and preparator Mike Getty, it bore three distinct facial horns and a large frill with prominent epiossifications.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Utahceratops gettyi was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Utahceratops gettyi lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.