Was Triceratops a predator or prey?

Answer 1

yes!, it was a dinosaur and was known to have been the biggest scavenger on earth, it was founded by a professor named Simon Grossfirth and was known to have destroyed forests with its fire breathing power, i hope this helped!

Answer 2

There is evidence for both arguments. Those who say Tyrannosaurus was a scavenger note that it had a large olfactory bulb, indicating an excellent sense of smell. Modelling based on the dinosaur's size and mass indicates that it probably was not able to move very fast to catch prey.

Those that say it was a predator note that from the size and position of the eye sockets, Tyrannosaurus probably had good eyesight. The eyes faced forward gave it binocular vision, a trait common in predators but not scavengers. One fossil was also found of Triceratops with a bite wound matching Tyrannosaurus teeth. The wound was partially healed, meaning that the T. Rex attacked it while it was still alive.

In all likelihood T. Rex did a bit of both. Very few animals today are purely predators or scavengers. Most predators and not above scavenging a carcass, and most scavengers will occasionally hunt something down.

Answer 3

It was a predator, which hunted and killed it's own prey, but it also may have been a scavenger. If I was a T-Rex, and food was scarce in my area, I would've took someone elses food.

Answer 4

Triceratops are preys