Neoceratopsia

† Neoceratopsia is the clade of ceratopsian dinosaurs excluding the most basal forms, encompassing protoceratopsids and ceratopsids. This diverse group of herbivores radiated enormously in the Late Cretaceous of Asia and North America.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Neoceratopsia 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

Neoceratopsia 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.