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    Triceratops was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period, around 65-72 million years ago. It had two main horns above its eyes and a smaller horn on its snout. While its horns and bony frill were used for defense and displays, Triceratops likely lived in small family groups rather than large herds. With up to 800 teeth made of multiple layers, Triceratops was well-equipped to eat massive amounts of plant matter.

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    Triceratops was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period, around 65-72 million years ago. It had two main horns above its eyes and a smaller horn on its snout. While its horns and bony frill were used for defense and displays, Triceratops likely lived in small family groups rather than large herds. With up to 800 teeth made of multiple layers, Triceratops was well-equipped to eat massive amounts of plant matter.

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    Triceratops was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period, around 65-72 million years ago. It had two main horns above its eyes and a smaller horn on its snout. While its horns and bony frill were used for defense and displays, Triceratops likely lived in small family groups rather than large herds. With up to 800 teeth made of multiple layers, Triceratops was well-equipped to eat massive amounts of plant matter.

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    Triceratops

    The three-horned
    Dinosaur
    Triceratops literally means
    “three-horned face”

    Two horns
    just above the eyes and a
    smaller one on the snout.

    The third horn


    was a ‘false’ horn made of soft
    protein. Scientists are still
    unsure as to its purpose.
    Horns and bony frill
    Although the horns and bony frill on the large head
    could be, and were, used as defensive weapons,
    it’s now believed they were also used for dominance
    displays and courtship rituals – much in the same
    way as deer use their antlers.
    Triceratops size Around 3 metres high (10 feet), 8 If the average-sized man could stand
    metres long (26 feet) and weighing next to him today, he’d just about
    in at between 5-10 tonnes (6-12 reach the base of his tail. But best
    tons); the Triceratops was no size mind your feet…
    3 metres zero!
    (10 feet)

    8 metres (26 feet)


    Triceratops vs T-Rex Size comparison between Triceratops and
    Tyrannosaurus Rex – around
    4.5 metres to 6 metres high (15 to 20 feet)
    4.5 to 6
    metres (15 to
    20 feet)
    Triceratops timeline

    Triceratops roamed the Earth


    during the latter half of the
    Cretaceous period, around
    65-72 million years ago.

    Allosaurus Triceratops

    Triassic period Jurassic period Cretaceous period

    150
    245 200 145 65

    The Cretaceous ended with the most famous mass Mind-blowing fact
    extinction in all of history; the Cretaceous-Tertiary. More time exists between the Allosaurus in the
    The Triceratops was one of the last dinosaurs Jurassic period and the Triceratops in the
    to become extinct. Cretaceous (83 million years) than between the
    Triceratops and humans.
    The Triceratops lived in parts of It liked marshy, forested areas – all the better to
    Western Canada and the US hide from its mortal enemy: the ferocious T-Rex.
    Triceratops herds

    Fossil discoveries

    The most recent fossilised discoveries


    suggest that Triceratops congregated
    and travelled in small groups, especially
    as juveniles, perhaps with their families.
    There’s little evidence to show that they
    lived in large herds.
    A dentist’s nightmare

    Triceratops teeth
    Triceratops teeth are one of the most complex of all
    animals that have ever lived.
    Comprising 5 layers, and up to 40 ‘batteries’
    (columns) on each side of the jaw, an adult could
    boast as many as 800 teeth!
    These layers allowed Triceratops to munch through
    massive amounts of leaves, stems and woody
    branches. When you weigh as much as two male
    elephants, you need a lot of food!
    But thankfully, they were herbivores…
    The wear and tear of all of this chewing was
    tremendous, hence why there were so many teeth
    to replace ones that got damaged over time.
    The End
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