OrnithischiaLeptoceratopsidaeAMNH 5464

Montanoceratops cerorhynchus

Montanoceratops cerorhynchus skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~2.4 m.
Scale bar = 25 centimeters
Taxon
Montanoceratops cerorhynchus (Brown & Schlaikjer, 1942)
Specimen
AMNH 5464
Reconstructed length
~2.4 m (8 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2025
Clade
  1. Ornithischia
  2. Neornithischia
  3. Marginocephalia
  4. Ceratopsia
  5. Neoceratopsia
  6. Leptoceratopsidae

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A small leptoceratopsid, Montanoceratops lived during the Late Cretaceous of Montana. Montanoceratops retained a modest frill and a narrow beaked skull, but lacked the elaborate horns of the larger ceratopsids like Styracosaurus or Triceratops.

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