Pentaceratops: quick facts
Pentaceratops was discovered in New Mexico. A long-frilled ceratopsian related to Chasmosaurus, Pentaceratopshad two long brow horns, a shorter nose-horn, and two additional horn-like growths, one on
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
24.6 feet (7.5 meters)
Weight
13,000 pounds (5,897 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.