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Ceratops

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q134704
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Ceratops

Summary

Ceratops is a fossil taxon[1]. Ceratops ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ceratops's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Ceratops's instance of is recorded as nomen dubium[4].
  • Ceratops is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Ceratops belongs to the parent taxon Ceratopsidae[6].
  • Ceratops's scientific name is Ceratops[7].
  • Ceratops's Commons category is recorded as Ceratops[8].
  • Ceratops's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ceratops[9].
  • Ceratops dates from the Late Cretaceous[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ceratops is Ceratops[7]. Ceratops is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Ceratops belongs to the parent taxon Ceratopsidae[6].

Identifiers

Ceratops's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4531607[11]. Ceratops's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823135[12].

Why It Matters

Ceratops ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[2] Ceratops has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Ceratops is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Ceratopsidae
    Time period → Late Cretaceous
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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