Nasutoceratops titusi

† Nasutoceratops titusi is a Late Cretaceous centrosaurine ceratopsid from Utah's Kaiparowits Formation. Notable for its large rounded nasal boss (not horn) and large brow horns, a 4.5-m-long herbivore of low-lying river floodplains.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Nasutoceratops titusi 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

Nasutoceratops titusi 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.