Vagaceratops was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada) and Saskatchewan (Canada).

Quick facts about Vagaceratops:

  • Existed from 83.5 million years ago to 70.6 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

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

Vagaceratops was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • R. B. Holmes and C. A. Forster. 2001. A new species of Chasmosaurus (Dinosauria: Ceratopsia) from the Dinosaur Park Formation of southern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 38:1423-1438
  • S. J. Godfrey and R. Holmes. 1995. Cranial morphology and systematics of Chasmosaurus (Dinosauria: Ceratopsidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of western Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(4):726-742