Dinosaur
Leptoceratops
Its head lacked the large horns of ceratopsids such as Triceratops.
Leptoceratops lacked Triceratops’ great horns, though both belonged to the horned dinosaur group.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Leptoceratops at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Leptoceratopsidae
- Leptoceratopsids
- Fossil locations
- Alberta, Montana, Wyoming
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Leptoceratops
It is known from skulls and skeletons, including a complete one recovered along with two others. Some fossils that were formerly attributed to it were later separated into other genera.
Its head lacked the large horns of ceratopsids such as Triceratops. Complete skeletons help compare the body in addition to the skull. Revisions have separated some fossils previously attributed to the genus to better recognize its diversity.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Leptoceratops gracilis
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- Leptoceratops
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- Leptoceratopsidae
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- Living birds
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