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Leptoceratopsidae

Gryphoceratops morrisoni

Generic ceratopsian body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Gryphoceratops 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic ceratopsian body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Gryphoceratops
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (83 Mya)
Place
Canada · Alberta, Canada
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Leptoceratopsidae

Gryphoceratops is an extinct genus of leptoceratopsid ceratopsian dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, southern Canada.

What we know

  • Named by Ryan et al., 2012.
  • Fossils found in Canada and Alberta, Canada.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Gryphoceratops — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.