Chasmosaurus: quick facts
Chasmosaurus is one of the best known ceratopsians, because many more specimens have been discovered since thefirst remains were found in Alberta, Canada in 1901. Chasmosaurus had a small horn on its
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
17 feet (5.2 meters)
Weight
3,000 lbs (1,361 kg)
Family
Ceratopsidae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.