Diabloceratops eatoni

†Diabloceratops eatoni is the type species of Diabloceratops, from the Wahweap Formation of Utah. Estimated at ~5 m long, this centrosaurine ceratopsid bore distinctive hook-like parietal horns framing its frill. Named after Jeffrey Eaton, it is one of the stratigraphically oldest and most basal centrosaurines known from North America.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Diabloceratops eatoni 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

Diabloceratops eatoni 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.