Centrosaurus
Sign in to saveCentrosaurus ( ; ) is a genus of centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur from the Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous of Canada. Its remains have been found in the Dinosaur Park Formation, dating from 76.5 to 75.5 million years ago. The type and only species seen as valid today is Centrosaurus apertus.
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- Length
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- taxon name
- Centrosaurus
- Commons category
- Centrosaurus
- taxon rank
- genus
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- Centrosaurus
- taxon common name
- セントロサウルス
- start time
- 76500000-0
- end time
- 75500000-0
- time period
- Late Cretaceous
- location of discovery
- Canada
- main food source
- herbivore
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- Discovery and naming
- Description
- Classification
- Paleobiology
- Paleopathology
- Paleobiogeography
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Centrosaurus ( ; ) is a genus of centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur from the Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous of Canada. Its remains have been found in the Dinosaur Park Formation, dating from 76.5 to 75.5 million years ago. The type and only species seen as valid today is Centrosaurus apertus.
== Discovery and naming ==
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