Centrosaurus
PeriodLate Cretaceous (77-75 Ma)
DietHerbivore
Length5.5 m
Weight2,000 kg
LocationAlberta, Canada
ClassificationCeratopsia
About Centrosaurus
A horned dinosaur known from bonebeds where thousands of individuals perished together, likely drowned while crossing flooded rivers. Had one large nose horn and small hooks edging its frill. The mass graves are among the strongest evidence that ceratopsians lived in enormous herds.
Size
5.5 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m
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