Cretaceous
Albertaceratops
Albertaceratops nesmoi
The catalogue presents Albertaceratops as a herbivore member of Ceratopsidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 78 Ma. Its estimated range is 5.0 m in length and 1.4 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Alberta, Canada. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Albertaceratops, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Ryan (2007).
The PBDB places it in Albertaceratopsini, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Ceratopsidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Ceratopsidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Campanian.
The PBDB catalogues 2 occurrences, with material from the Oldman Formation (1) and from the Judith River Formation (1). Provenance: Canada and United States.
The catalogue records the holotype as CMN 57081 and the type locality as “Alberta, Canada”.
- CMN 57081
- Alberta, Canada
The catalogue's reference measurements are 5.0 m in length and 1.4 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 5.0 m
- 1.4 tons
The record gathers 10 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Weight
- 1.4 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 78 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2007
- Described by
- Michael Ryan
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Ceratopsidae
- Genus
- Albertaceratops
- Species
- A. nesmoi
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- CMN 57081
- Type locality
- Alberta, Canada