Tatankaceratops was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as South Dakota.

Quick facts about Tatankaceratops:

  • Existed from Maastrichtian Age to 66 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists

All the Tatankaceratops illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Tatankaceratops was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • C. J. Ott and P. L. Larson. 2010. A new, small ceratopsian dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, northwest South Dakota, United States: a preliminary description. In M. J. Ryan, B. J. Chinnery-Allgeier, D. A. Eberth (eds.), New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium. Indiana University Press, Bloomington