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nothing contradicts it." ], "source": "PBDB" }, "parent_name": { "level": "medium", "basis": "single_source", "reasons": [ "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it." ], "source": "PBDB" }, "family": { "level": "medium", "basis": "single_source", "reasons": [ "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it." ], "source": "PBDB" }, "headline": { "level": "medium", "basis": "single_source", "reasons": [ "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it." ], "source": "PBDB" }, "evidence": { "level": "medium", "basis": "synthesis", "reasons": [ "Omnisaura's calculation from 7 confirmed PBDB records." ] }, "countries": { "level": "mixed", "basis": "items", "reasons": [ "Entries differ; see each entry." ], "items": [ { "value": "CA", "level": "medium", "basis": "single_source", "reasons": [ "Only PBDB records it (6 records)." ], "source": "PBDB" }, { "value": "US", "level": "low", "basis": "thin", "reasons": [ "Only one PBDB record." ] } ] }, "formations": { "level": "mixed", "basis": "items", "reasons": [ "Entries differ; 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nothing contradicts it.", "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records." }, "by": "Omnisaura", "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL" }, "formation_matches": [ { "name": "Judith River", "same_as": "Judith River Formation", "status": "automatic", "ruling": null } ], "credits": { "genus": "Vagaceratops", "scope": "confirmed matches only", "data_sources": [ { "values": 800, "retrieved": [ "2026-10-04", "2026-10-05", "2026-10-10", "2026-10-11" ], "source": "pbdb", "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "requires_attribution": true, "attribution": "Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0.", "source_name": "Paleobiology Database", "homepage": "https://paleobiodb.org" }, { "values": 7, "retrieved": [ "2026-10-05" ], "source": "nhm", "license_id": "CC0-1.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/", "requires_attribution": false, "attribution": "Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record.", "source_name": "Natural History Museum Data Portal", "homepage": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk" }, { "values": 23, "retrieved": [ "2026-10-11" ], "source": "wikidata", "license_id": "CC0-1.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/", "requires_attribution": false, "attribution": "Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0.", "source_name": "Wikidata", "homepage": "https://www.wikidata.org" } ], "images": [ { "media_id": 3957, "title": "File:Vagaceratops irvinensis, models.jpg", "category": "Taxon image", "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Vagaceratops_irvinensis%2C_models.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original", "page_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vagaceratops_irvinensis,_models.jpg", "source": "commons", "rights_holder": "D. Gordon E. Robertson", "catalog_number": null, "license_id": "CC-BY-SA-3.0", "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/", "requires_attribution": true, "share_alike": true, "attribution": "D. Gordon E. Robertson (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vagaceratops_irvinensis,_models.jpg)" }, { "media_id": 3956, "title": "File:Vagaceratops.jpg", "category": "Taxon image", "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Vagaceratops.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original", "page_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vagaceratops.jpg", "source": "commons", "rights_holder": "Sampson SD, Loewen MA, Farke AA, Roberts EM, Forster CA, et al.", "catalog_number": null, "license_id": "CC-BY-2.5", "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 2.5", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/", "requires_attribution": true, "share_alike": false, "attribution": "Sampson SD, Loewen MA, Farke AA, Roberts EM, Forster CA, et al. (File:Journal.pone.0012292.g008.jpg Scott D. Sampson, Mark A. Loewen, Andrew A. Farke, Eric M. Roberts, Catherine A. Forster, Joshua A. Smith, and Alan L. Titus (2010). \"New Horned Dinosaurs from Utah Provide Evidence for Intracontinental Dinosaur Endemism\". PLoS ONE 5 (9): e12292. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0012292.), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vagaceratops.jpg)" } ], "derived_ages": null, "references": 31 }, "credits_markdown": "## Vagaceratops: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Natural History Museum Data Portal** (https://data.nhm.ac.uk): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record. Retrieved 5 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (2)\n- “File:Vagaceratops irvinensis, models.jpg” (Taxon image): D. Gordon E. Robertson (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vagaceratops_irvinensis,_models.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:Vagaceratops.jpg” (Taxon image): Sampson SD, Loewen MA, Farke AA, Roberts EM, Forster CA, et al. (File:Journal.pone.0012292.g008.jpg Scott D. Sampson, Mark A. Loewen, Andrew A. Farke, Eric M. Roberts, Catherine A. Forster, Joshua A. Smith, and Alan L. Titus (2010). \"New Horned Dinosaurs from Utah Provide Evidence for Intracontinental Dinosaur Endemism\". PLoS ONE 5 (9): e12292. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0012292.), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vagaceratops.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n31 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n", "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.", "fossil_basis": "body", "original_description": { "citation": "A. A. Farke, M. J. Ryan, P. M. Barrett, D. H. Tanke, D. R. Braman, M. A. Loewen, M. R. Graham (2011). A new centrosaurine from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada, and the evolution of parietal ornamentation in horned dinosaurs. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(4): 691–702.", "authors": "A. A. Farke, M. J. Ryan, P. M. Barrett, D. H. Tanke, D. R. Braman, M. A. Loewen, M. R. Graham", "year": 2011, "title": "A new centrosaurine from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada, and the evolution of parietal ornamentation in horned dinosaurs", "publication": "Acta Palaeontologica Polonica", "volume": "56", "issue": "4", "pages": "691–702", "doi": "10.4202/app.2010.0121", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4202/app.2010.0121", "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.", "confidence": { "level": "low", "reasons": [ "PBDB gives this publication for the name, but its author or year differ from the naming authority (Sampson 2010): it may be a later work, such as one that renamed or redefined the genus." ] }, "source": "pbdb", "source_name": "Paleobiology Database", "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0", "pbdb_reference_no": "39514" }, "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Vagaceratops, Sampson 2010\n\n- Named by: Sampson 2010 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Family: Ceratopsidae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Chasmosaurinae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Campanian, 83.6–72.2 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 83.6–72.2 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 7 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: Canada (medium: only PBDB records it (6 records)); United States (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Rock formations: Dinosaur Park (medium: only PBDB records it (5 records)); Judith River Formation (low: only one PBDB record); Oldman (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Original description: A. A. Farke, M. J. Ryan, P. M. Barrett, D. H. Tanke, D. R. Braman, M. A. Loewen, M. R. Graham (2011). A new centrosaurine from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada, and the evolution of parietal ornamentation in horned dinosaurs. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(4): 691–702. https://doi.org/10.4202/app.2010.0121 (low confidence: PBDB gives this publication for the name, but its author or year differ from the naming authority (Sampson 2010): it may be a later work, such as one that renamed or redefined the genus).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: diet, size, weight, appearance or behaviour. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)." }