Gryphoceratops morrisoni

† Gryphoceratops morrisoni — a Late Cretaceous leptoceratopsid ceratopsian from Alberta, Canada. Small herbivore (~1 m long); among the smallest and oldest leptoceratopsids from North America. Named after palaeontologist William Weston Morrison. From the Foremost Formation; Campanian age.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Gryphoceratops morrisoni 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

Gryphoceratops morrisoni 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.