Spinops sternbergorum

† Spinops sternbergorum is a Late Cretaceous centrosaurine ceratopsian from the Oldman Formation of Alberta, Canada. First collected in 1916 but formally described only in 2011, it bears a distinctive frill ornamented with forward-curving hooks.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Spinops sternbergorum 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

Spinops sternbergorum 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.