A Triceratops Would NOT Make a Good Ninja by Lisa Katzenberger

What this means, is that although Triceratops was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.

Triceratops was a member of the Ornithischia ('bird-hipped') order of dinosaurs.

'Triceratops' means 'three horned face'.

Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Triceratops: Triceratops died out during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction Triceratops lived between about 72 million years ago and 65 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period

Triceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 72 to 65 million years ago German postage stamp showing Triceratops: Triceratops has been designated the official state dinosaur of The use of the hornsĪs a weapon, would probably have limited to use against real enemies such Shield, in a similar way to how male deer spar today. Led some scientists to suggest that Triceratops may have had sparringĬontests by locking horns and pushing with the head Many Triceratops skulls show damage to the horns or the frills. Had bony knobs set around the frill, which offered further protection still. There were at least 15 different species of Triceratops, and some species The neckįrill, being solid bone, gave further protection. The three horns on its face were probably used for protection. Triceratops is thought to have been a common dinosaur, that lived in herds. Marsh chose the name Triceratops in 1889, and it meansīecause of the number of fossils found, and the fact that they are often The late 19th century by famous American fossil-hunters, Its skull alone (including the neck frill) was Triceratops was about 30 feet (9.1 meters) long, 10 feet (3 meters) tall,Īnd weighed up to 11 tons. Triceratops was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived in the lateĭinosaurs that died out in the Cretaceous-Tertiary

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A Triceratops Would NOT Make a Good Ninja by Lisa Katzenberger