Ceratops

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ceratopsoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: †Ornithischia
Cladus: †Genasauria
Cladus: †Neornithischia
Cladus: †Cerapoda
Cladus: †Marginocephalia
Subordo: †Ceratopsia
Cladus: †Neoceratopsia
Superfamilia: †Ceratopsoidea

Familia: †Ceratopsidae
Subfamillia: †Chasmosaurinae
Tribus: †Triceratopsini
Genus: Ceratops
Species (7): C. horridus – C. montanus – C. alticornis – C. belli – C. Canadensis – C. paucidens – C. recurvicornis

Name

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Ceratops Marsh, 1888 nom. dub.

Etymology: medieval Greek κέρατον, "horn face"

Synonyms

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  • Proceratops Lull, 1906

References

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  • Marsh, O.C. 1888. A new family of horned Dinosauria, from the Cretaceous. The American Journal of Science, series 3 36: 477–478. Reference page
  • Lull, R.S. 1906. A new name for the dinosaurian genus Ceratops. The American Journal of Science, series 4 21: 144. Reference page