Triceratops existed from 68 to 65.5 million years ago. That was at the end of the Maastrichtian stage, the last stage of the Cretaceous period, which was the last period of the Mesozoic. In fact, Triceratops existed at the very end of the Mesozoic era and was one of the dinosaurs wiped out by the K-T extinction.
A long time ago
65 to 68 million years ago
A very long time ago.
65 million years ago
Plants.
Triceratops went extinct, because of the giant meteorite that smashed into earth 65 million years ago. the meteor hit the earth in Mexico, not too far away from where most of the triceratops population lived.
Triceratops evolved 68 million years ago and was wiped out by the K-T Extinction Event 65.5 million years ago. That means they existed for about 2.5 million years. If it weren't for the K-T Extinction, Triceratops probably would have continued to exist for millions of years longer considering how common and successful they were.
THE TRICERATOPS LIVED A MILLION YEARS AGO!
The Triceratops where exstinced 99-65 million years ago!
Triceratops fossils have been found from 68 to 65 million years ago, and they were one of the types of dinosaurs to witness the dinosaur extinction event. Recently, scientists have realized that Torosaurus, another dinosaur very similar to Triceratops, may actually have belonged to the Triceratops genus. If that is the case, Triceratops would have lived from 70 to 65 million years ago.
The Triceratops lived about 65,000,000 years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. The Triceratops lived in areas of North America, specifically Wyoming and Colorado.
Triceratops went extinct 65.5 million years ago, and they left no descendants. The closest living relatives of Triceratops are the birds, which evolved from theropod dinosaurs.