Dinosaur genus
Ferenceratops
Ferenceratops is a dinosaur genus known from bones, found in rocks 72.2–66 million years old, in Romania.
Confidence labels are switched off. Facts with low confidence, or where sources disagree, still carry a small dot: tap it for the reason.
At a glance
Data as of 12 October 2026- Named by
- Maidment et al. 2026
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medium: Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
- Described in
- S. C. R. Maidment, R. J. Butler, S. L. Brusatte, L. E. Meade, F. J. Augustin, Z. Csiki-Sava, A. Ősi (2026). A hidden diversity of ceratopsian dinosaurs in Late Cretaceous Europe. Nature: 1–16. Read it
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medium: Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Maidment et al. 2026).Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.
- Lived
- Maastrichtian, 72.2–66 million years ago
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medium: Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it.Omnisaura calculation72.2–66 million years ago, from its dated fossil recordsmedium
medium: Omnisaura's calculation from 8 confirmed PBDB records.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
- Fossils found in
- Romania
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medium: Only PBDB records it (8 records).Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: Union of all sources (ISO 3166).
- Rock formations
- Densuș-CiulaSînpetru
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medium: Only PBDB records it (3 records).Jiboumedium
medium: Only PBDB records it (2 records).Râul Marelow
low: Only one PBDB record.Sebeşlow
low: Only one PBDB record.low
low: Only one PBDB record.mixed
mixed: Levels differ between entries; each has its own.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied.
- Parent group
- Ceratopsia
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medium: Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
- Known from
- Bones
Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database (what the name was based on).
Gaps are answers
What isn't known yet
- Type species: no source we use gives it yet.
- Order: no source we use gives it yet.
- Family: no source we use gives it yet.
- Common names: no source we use gives it yet.
- What it was named after: no source we use gives it yet.
- Held back: 1 fossil record left out: identified only tentatively (for example "cf." or "?").
- Resting on one source: 4 facts come from a single source with nothing against them (rated medium): name (PBDB); authority (PBDB); parent group (PBDB); age (headline) (PBDB).
Size, diet and behaviour aren't covered yet. Omnisaura leaves them out rather than guess.
Where sources disagree
None open. Where our sources overlap, they agree on everything shown here.
Did it meet…?
Same time, different places. Their fossils overlap in age, 72.2 to 66 million years ago, but no rock formation holds both.
Going by the ages and rock formations of their dated fossils, as on the map. Compare their fossil sites on the map.
Lived alongside
Genera found in the same rock formations, from rocks of the same age.
Same parent group
Other genera in Ceratopsia with a full profile.
Credits
Where this page comes from
- Paleobiology DatabaseCC BY 4.0 · fossil records, ages, classification
- Natural History Museum Data PortalCC0 1.0 · catalogued specimens
- OmnisauraOmnisaura editorial · confidence levels and gaps
- PaleoMAP PaleoCoastlines (Kocsis and Scotese 2021)CC BY 4.0 · ancient coastlines on the small map
- Natural EarthPublic domain · today's coastlines