Arrhinoceratops brachyops

†Arrhinoceratops brachyops is the type and only species of Arrhinoceratops, a chasmosaurine ceratopsid from the Late Cretaceous Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada. Characterised by a short, wide face, prominent brow horns, and reduced nasal horn, it weighed approximately 1,500–2,000kg. Described by Parks in 1925, it inhabited coastal floodplains along the western edge of the Western Interior Seaway.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Arrhinoceratops brachyops 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

Arrhinoceratops brachyops 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.