Genus
Valid Extinct

Crittendenceratops

Dalman et al. 2018

Crittendenceratops is a genus of horned centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur from the late Campanian Fort Crittenden Formation of Arizona. It contains a single species, C. krzyzanowskii, and represents the first dinosaur taxon from that formation to receive a formal scientific name.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Crittendenceratops
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Reconstruction of members of the clade Nasutoceratopsini: Crittendenceratops, Yehuecauhceratops, Nasutoceratops and Avaceratops. © ABelov2014 (https://abelov2014.deviantart.com/) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Marginocephalia Unranked clade
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Ceratopsia Suborder
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Ceratopsidae Family
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Centrosaurinae Subfamily
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Nasutoceratopsini Unranked clade
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Crittendenceratops Genus
Measurements
Length
3,8 m ⓘ
Crittendenceratops krzyzanowskii
Mass
650 kg ⓘ
Crittendenceratops krzyzanowskii
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
2
Geological formations
Fort Crittenden
2
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Crittendenceratops krzyzanowskii 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
S. G. Dalman, J.-P. M. Hodnett, and A. J. Lichtig, S. G. Lucas. 2018. A new ceratopsid dinosaur (Centrosaurinae: Nasutoceratopsini) from the Fort Crittenden Formation, Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of Arizona. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 79:141-164
Bibliography (1)
S. G. Dalman, J.-P. M. Hodnett, and A. J. Lichtig, S. G. Lucas. 2018. A new ceratopsid dinosaur (Centrosaurinae: Nasutoceratopsini) from the Fort Crittenden Formation, Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of Arizona. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 79:141-164