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It was a herbivore because it was formed with flat teeth not sharp teeth, which would be on a carnivore.Also,you wouldn't expect a HUGE animal like a Brontosaurus to run and catch another animal easily like a T-Rex would.
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∙ 9y agoTriceratops did not have the adaptations needed for a predator, which include speed or an ability to ambush, sharp teeth to capture and kill struggling prey, or sharp teeth to tear off bite size pieces of flesh. Instead, they had many adaptations for consuming and digesting plants. These include a beak for cropping leaves of plants, and a battery of molar teeth for chewing plants (chewing is not necessary for carnivores).
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∙ 10y agoScientists can tell primarily by looking at the teeth and jaws. Powerful jaws with pointed teeth indicates a carnivorous dinosaur, while lightly built jaws with a battery of teeth for chewing or leaf shaped teeth for plucking leaves suggests herbivory. Other adaptations for hunting include sharp claws, binocular vision, and long legs for speed. Adaptations for herbivores include a large digestive tract, for fermenting tough plant materials.
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How do you know about dinosaurs and their habitats?
I know about dinosaurs and their habitats from reading about them. Scientists learn about dinosaurs and their habitats by studying fossils.
How do scientists know that a tyrannosaurus rex is a carnivore?
because it has carnivore teeth o.o
How do scientists know everything but not how the dinosaurs died out?
Scientists don't know everything, nor do they claim to know everything.There's a lot of compelling evidence to suggest that the dinosaurs were killed of by a massive meteorite impact.
How do scientists know that dinosaurs once roamed New Jersey?
Fossils and the fact that we were once Pangea and dinosaurs were everywhere
How do dinosaurs camouflage?
Scientists do not know much about dinosaur coloration. We only know the coloration of a few types of small, feathered dinosaurs, some of which had bright coloration.
How many millian years ago when the dinosaurs extinct from the asteroid?
scientists don't know if an asteroid killed the dinosaurs it is just a guess the dinosaurs died 65 million years ago
What are the two major types of dinosaurs?
carnivore and herbavore
How do sceintists know about the dinosaurs?
Scientists know about dinosaurs because they have got archaeologists to go around the world and dig up the ground to find the remains of dinosaurs. Many archaeologists have found the remains of dinosaurs and you can go to your local museum and nearly every museum has a dinosaur part with real dinosaurs bones and remains.
Can dinosaurs bark?
Scientists have no way of knowing what sounds dinosaurs could make.
How do you get to know that dinosaurs once existed?
I know about dinosaurs from reading about them, watching documentaries, and a visit to a natural history museum to see dinosaur fossils in person. Scientists learned about dinosaurs by studying fossils, including bones, skin impressions, and footprints, and the rocks the fossils were found in.
Is a tyrannosaurus a carnivore?
Yes, t-rexes ate other dinosaurs.
How do you know what dinosaurs look like?
Dinosaurs are reconstructed from fossils, petrified remains, trace fossils, and comparisons with existing animals.
