Cretaceous
Zuniceratops
Zuniceratops christopheri
The catalogue presents Zuniceratops as a herbivore member of Ceratopsidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 93.5–89.3 Ma. Its estimated range is 3.0–3.5 m in length and 100–250 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Moreno Hill Formation, New Mexico, USA. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Zuniceratops, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Wolfe and Kirkland (1998).
The PBDB places it in Ceratopsoidea, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Ceratopsidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Ceratopsidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Turonian.
The PBDB catalogues 3 occurrences, with material from the Moreno Hill Formation (3). Provenance: United States.
The catalogue records the holotype as MSM P2101 and the type locality as “Moreno Hill Formation, New Mexico, USA”.
- MSM P2101
- Moreno Hill Formation, New Mexico, USA
The catalogue's reference measurements are 3.0–3.5 m in length and 100–250 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 3.0-3.5 m
- 100-250 kg
The record gathers 12 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
- 3.0–3.5 m
- Weight
- 100–250 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 93.5–89.3 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1996
- Described by
- Douglas Wolfe
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Ceratopsidae
- Genus
- Zuniceratops
- Species
- Z. christopheri
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
- MSM P2101
- Type locality
- Moreno Hill Formation, New Mexico, USA