TRICERATOPS
TRICERATOPS is undoubtedly the most well
known of the horned dinosaurs, and one of the best
known of all the dinosaurs. With two horns on his
brow, one on his nose and a spiny shield, he must
have been a formidable beast. One of the largest of
the ceratopians, he could reach a length of 30 feet
and weighed 9 tons. Though fearsome in appearance,
Triceratops was a plant eater, and most likely gathered
in herds for greater protection. They lived in what
is now western North America at the end of the Cretaceous
period, and were probably one of the last dinosaurs
before the great extinction event that ended with
the demise of all the great reptiles.
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| ORDER |
Ornithischia |
| FAMILY |
Ceratopsidae |
| GENUS |
Triceratops |
| DIET |
Herbivorous |
| SIZE |
30 feet long, 10 feet
high, 9 tons |
| PERIOD |
Late Cretaceous |
| RANGE |
Western North America |
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