Cretaceous
Udanoceratops
Udanoceratops tschizhovi
The catalogue presents Udanoceratops as a herbivore member of Leptoceratopsidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 84.9–70.6 Ma. Its estimated range is 4.0 m in length and 500 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Djadochta Formation, Mongolia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Udanoceratops, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Kurzanov (1992).
The PBDB places it in Leptoceratopsidae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Leptoceratopsidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Leptoceratopsidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Campanian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Djadokhta Formation (1). Provenance: Mongolia.
The catalogue records the type locality as “Djadochta Formation, Mongolia”.
- Djadochta Formation, Mongolia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 4.0 m in length and 500 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 4.0 m
- 500 kg
The record gathers 18 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
- 4.0 m
- Weight
- 500 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 84.9–70.6 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1992
- Described by
- Kurzanov
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Leptoceratopsidae
- Genus
- Udanoceratops
- Species
- U. tschizhovi
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
- not documented in this catalogue
- Type locality
- Djadochta Formation, Mongolia