Triceratops

Description

Triceratops is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaurthat first appeared during the late Maastrichtian stage of the late Cretaceous period, about 68 million years ago(mya) in what is now North America.

Bearing a large bony frill and three horns on its large four-legged body, and possessing similarities with the modern rhinoceros, Triceratops is one of the most recognizable of all dinosaurs and the best known ceratopsid.

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• Pronounced: tri-SERRA-tops
• Meaning of name: three-horned face
• Length: 9m
• Weight: 5500kg
• Teeth: horny beak and shearing teeth
• Diet: herbivorous
• Food: tough palm fronds
• How it moved: on 4 legs
• When it lived: Late Cretaceous (67 – 65 million years ago)
• Found in: USA

Taxonomic details

• Taxonomy: Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Marginocephalia, Ceratopsia, Neoceratopsia, Coronosauria, Ceratopsomorpha, Ceratopsidae, Chasmosaurinae, Triceratops
• Named by: Marsh (1889)
• Type species: horridus