Ceratopsidae

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
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: 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
Subfamilae: Centrosaurinae - Chasmosaurinae
Nomina dubia: Agathaumas – Ceratops – Dysganus – Polyonax – Ugrosaurus

Name

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Synonyms

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  • Agathaumidae Cope, 1889
  • Pachyrhinosauridae Sternberg, 1950

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.
  • Cope, E.D. 1889: The horned Dinosauria of the Laramie. The American Naturalist 23: 715–717.
  • Sternberg, C.M. 1950: Pachyrhinosaurus canadensis, representing a new family of the Ceratopsia, from southern Alberta. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 118: 109–120.
  • Sereno, P.C. 1998: A rationale for phylogenetic definitions, with application to the higher-level taxonomy of Dinosauria. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 210 (1): 41–83.
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