Dinosaur
Utahceratops
Horns, a beak and a broad neck frill gave Utahceratops a distinctive head.
Horns, a beak and a broad neck frill gave Utahceratops a distinctive head. It was a large, four-legged plant eater with horns and a wide bony frill behind its head. These features place it among the ceratopsids, but the particular shapes of its ornaments distinguish it from Triceratops and other relatives.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Utahceratops at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- It was a plant eater.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Ceratopsidae
- Ceratopsids
- Fossil locations
- Utah
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Utahceratops
It was found in southern Utah, in rocks that also preserve many other dinosaurs. The region belonged to a landmass called Laramidia, separated from other parts of North America by an inland sea.
Horns and frills probably served more than one purpose, including communication between animals. Their presence does not prove every point was designed only for fighting; comparisons between species help investigate these possibilities.
Horns and frills probably served more than one purpose, including communication between animals. Their presence does not prove every point was designed only for fighting; comparisons between species help investigate these possibilities.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
Horns and frills probably served more than one purpose, including communication between animals. Their presence does not prove every point was designed only for fighting; comparisons between species help investigate these possibilities.
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