triceratops

Classification: Reptiles, ornithischia, ceratopsidae 

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Body length: 9 m 

Body weight: 12 t

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Epoch: Late Cretaceous

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Locations: North America

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Triceratops was a rhinoceros-like dinosaur. It used to walk on all fours and had three horns on its face with a large horn plate at the back of the scull.

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The horns were most likely used for protection against predators. Cornered, a triceratops attacked its predators like a modern-day rhinoceros and that must have been very effective.

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Triceratops was a herbivore, eating ground plants with its strong beak. Differently from other dinosaurs, it was capable of chewing its food using maxillary teeth.

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