Ceratopsia
suborder · (Marsh 1890) · accepted · extinct
221 descendant taxa · 1,145 fossil sites · 134 formations · 22 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
161.5–66 million years ago
Found where
22 countries
134 rock formations
Fossil record
1,145 sites
154 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 96 million years, from 161.5 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Ceratopsia was named in 1890 ((Marsh 1890)) — 136 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 22 countries and 134 named rock formations.
- 154 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 221 named taxa, including 104 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).