Mercuriceratops Mercuriceratops

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Mercuriceratops 4 m (13.1 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
4 m (13.1 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (77 Mya)
Place
United States · Canada · Alberta, Canada · Montana, USA
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Ceratopsidae Dinosauria Ornithischia Cerapoda Marginocephalia

Mercuriceratops is an extinct genus of herbivorous chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian stage) of Alberta, Canada and Montana, United States. It contains a single species, Mercuriceratops gemini.

What we know

  • Named by Ryan et al., 2014.
  • Body length estimated at about 4 m.
  • Fossils found in United States and Canada.