Ceratopsidae (sometimes spelled
Ceratopidae) is a speciose group of
marginocephalian dinosaurs including
Triceratops and
Styracosaurus. All known species were quadrupedal
herbivores from the Upper
Cretaceous, mainly of Western
North America (though
Sinoceratops is known from
Asia) and are characterized by beaks, rows of shearing teeth in the back of the jaw, and elaborate horns and frills. The group is divided into two subfamilies. The
Ceratopsinae or
Chasmosaurinae are generally characterized by long, triangular frills and well-developed brow horns. The
Centrosaurinae had well-developed nasal horns or nasal bosses, shorter and more rectangular frills, and elaborate spines on the back of the frill.