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Why did triceratops need teeth?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

bause he neede it for eating leaves

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What type of teeth does triceratops have?

Triceratops was a herbivorous dinosaur. So, its teeth were adapted for plucking and grasping. The teeth had a rounded end and were arranged in groups. Check the related links for a close-up of Triceratops teeth.


How many teeth did a triceratops have?

Instead of a mouth with teeth, Triceratops had a large, bony beak similar to a birds.


What kind of teeth do triceratops have flat sharp or none?

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How do you know triceratops were plant eaters?

By the shape of their teeth and that their teeth are flat for chewing plants.


Is a triceratops a herbivore or a ccarnivore?

Triceratops only are plants, making it a strict herbivore. Plants the Triceratops likely ate include ferns and conifers. They had a beak for cropping off leaves and a battery of teeth for chewing them.


Who would win Triceratops vs Suchomimus?

Triceratops would win because it had horns for goring predators and the teeth of Suchomimus were not built for killing big prey.


Is a triceratops a herbivore or a carnivore?

Triceratops was an herbivore, or plant eater. Triceratops had large batteries of teeth and definitely chewed its food. This suggests that they ate tough vegetation. In addition, Triceratops's head was relatively low to the ground, so any plants that it ate would have to be relatively low growing for it to reach them, unless it used its horns to tip trees over on occasion. They may have eaten conifers, cycads, palms, or ferns.


What dinosaur has 3 horns?

The dinosaur with three horns is called the "Triceratops". It is a large plant eater with a frill protecting it's neck. The Triceratops uses the horns for spearing plants, and as weapons to protect itself from predators.


What were the names of the 16 types of triceratops?

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What is the triceratops pray?

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Is a triceratops a fossil?

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Is the triceratops a meat eating dinosaur?

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