Ojoceratops fowleri

† Ojoceratops fowleri is a Late Cretaceous ceratopsid from New Mexico's Ojo Alamo Formation. A chasmosaurine ceratopsid ~7 m long, its stratigraphic position close to the K-Pg boundary makes it significant for extinction studies.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Ojoceratops fowleri 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

Ojoceratops fowleri 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.