Anchiceratops ornatus

†Anchiceratops ornatus was a chasmosaurine ceratopsid herbivore of the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. It possessed a notably elongated parietal frill with triangular osteoderms and three facial horns—one nasal and two brow horns. It is the type species of Anchiceratops, described by Barnum Brown in 1914 from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Anchiceratops ornatus 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

Anchiceratops ornatus 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.