Ceratopsidae

Ceratopsids; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 83–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Triceratops prorsus skeleton, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
	Centrosaurus "nasicornus" skeleton, Palaeontological Museum Munich
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Order:	†Ornithischia
Parvorder:	†Coronosauria
Superfamily:	†Ceratopsoidea
Family:	†Ceratopsidae; Marsh, 1888
Subgroups
	†Ceratops?; †Centrosaurinae; †Chasmosaurinae;
Synonyms
	Agathaumidae Cope, 1891; Torosauridae Nopcsa, 1915;

Ceratopsidae (sometimes spelled Ceratopidae) is a family of dinosaurs including Triceratops, Torosaurus, and Styracosaurus. All known species were quadrupedal herbivores from the Upper Cretaceous, mainly of Western North America (though Sinoceratops is known from Asia[1] as well as possible fossils in Japan, and Kazakhstan) and are characterized by beaks and elaborate horns and frills. The group is divided into two subfamilies (see Taxobox).

References

Xu, X.; Wang, K.; Zhao, X. & Li, D. (2010). "First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications". Chinese Science Bulletin. 55 (16): 1631–1635. doi:10.1007/s11434-009-3614-5. S2CID 128972108.

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[1] Xu, X.; Wang, K.; Zhao, X. & Li, D. (2010). "First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications". Chinese Science Bulletin. 55 (16): 1631–1635. doi:10.1007/s11434-009-3614-5. S2CID 128972108.