Dinosaurs · Ceratopsian

Albertaceratops

Say it al-bert-a-serra-tops. The name means ‘Alberta horned face’.

Albertaceratops beside a person 1.75 m tall. Ticks mark every metre.Body shape drawn for this site, showing the general build of ceratopsians
Length
7 m
Diet
Plant-eater
When
Late Cretaceous80 to 75 million years ago
Fossils found in
Canada, USA
Named by
Ryan 2007
Family tree
Dinosauria › Ornithischia
TriassicJurassicCretaceousAlbertaceratops252 Ma66 Ma
Where Albertaceratops sits in the age of dinosaurs.Periods from the ICS chart; dinosaur dates from the Natural History Museum

Ceratopsians. Horned and frilled plant-eaters, such as Triceratops. See all 29

Lived at the same time

Other ceratopsians

Source: Albertaceratops in the Natural History Museum Dino Directory, read 12 November 2026. Sizes are the museum's estimates for a typical adult. "Lived at the same time" lists dinosaurs whose dates overlap, which does not always mean they met.