Binomial Centrosaurus apertus · sen-troh-SORE-us
Late Cretaceous - 76-75 Ma
AI reconstructionCentrosaurus fossil records in Fossil Atlas are mapped as selected modern discovery locations, with 18 source-backed records currently shown. Western Canada and nearby Cretaceous interior records, especially Dinosaur Park and Judith River context. Key mapped formations in the current dataset include Judith River Formation, Oldman, Mesaverde. These pins are fossil record locations, not a complete ancient habitat map.
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Centrosaurus was a short-frilled ceratopsian from Late Cretaceous western Canada. Fossil Atlas uses it to expand Dinosaur Park Formation coverage and distinguish Canadian ceratopsian records from later Triceratops-heavy Hell Creek pages.
Drawn true to scale on a metre ruler.
Length
measured5.5 m · 18 ft
Largest known specimens
Height
measured1.8 m (6 ft)
Body mass
estimate2,700 kg · 6,000 lb
Typical adult
Top speed
estimate32 km/h · 20 mph
Modelled, debated
Position of this animal’s known range across 252 million years of the Mesozoic and beyond.
76-75 million years ago
Centrosaurus is closely associated with some of the most productive Canadian dinosaur deposits.
Large bonebeds make it important for understanding ceratopsian population-level fossil records.
Its page gives Fossil Atlas a strong non-Triceratops ceratopsian profile.
Pins show selected fossil records for Centrosaurus; use them as modern discovery evidence, not a complete range map. Modern fossil discovery map: pins show where selected fossil and specimen records were found today, not ancient Earth positions. What does this mean?
Specimen evidence
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Centrosaurus is represented here by selected fossil records from western canada and nearby cretaceous interior records, especially dinosaur park and judith river context. Fossil Atlas maps those records as modern discovery locations.
No. The map shows modern fossil discovery locations from selected records. Ancient habitat and paleogeographic reconstructions are separate questions.
The current Fossil Atlas records include Judith River Formation. Formation coverage depends on the selected dataset and may not be complete.
Yes. Use the expedition card generator to turn the Centrosaurus map and specimen profile into a shareable card.
Selected fossil records from PBDB and museum biodiversity aggregators. Source labels and confidence notes help distinguish canonical paleobiology records from specimen-media records.
Reconstruction images are labeled illustrations and do not represent fossil evidence. Size, speed, and bite-force figures are typical published estimates and remain subject to revision as new specimens are described.
Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.
Pins show where fossils were found or reported today, not exact ancient habitat positions.
Artwork is labeled separately from specimen photos, maps, and source records.
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