Dinosaurs! - Triceratops

Triceratops
"Three-Horned Face"

Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Marginocephalia
Family: Ceratopsia

Physical Characteristics

30' in Length

6 Tons

Huge Head with 2 horns above eyes and one on nose.

Solid Bone Frill on Skull

Herbivorous

Fossil Sites

Geologic Age

Paleo Notes

Triceratops travelled in herds. Horns on head were primarily used as defense against such predators as Tyrannosaurus and Albertosaurus.

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