Albertaceratops
al-BER-tuh-SERR-uh-tops /ælˌbɜrtəˈsɛrətɒps/
Accepted genus
Alberta horned face
- Alberta · English (place name) · the Canadian province of Alberta
- keras · Greek · horn
- ops · Greek · face
The name combines Alberta, the Canadian province where the fossils were found, with the Greek words for "horn" and "face". It means "Alberta horned face" and refers to this horned, ceratopsian dinosaur's place of discovery. It is a centrosaurine ceratopsid with large brow horns, which was unusual for its group.
- Named by
- Ryan
- Year named
- 2007
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Campanian
- Found in
- Oldman Formation, Alberta, Canada
Type species is Albertaceratops nesmoi. It is a basal centrosaurine ceratopsid. The fossils were found near the Montana border, in southern Alberta.