Triceratops weight estimates range from 6.5 to 13 tons. The only land animal today that even reaches the lower size estimate is a very large male African bush elephant. In metric units, the weight measurement is 6 to 12 tonnes.
The plural form of 'triceratops' is the same, triceratops.Examples:This is the scull of a triceratops found in Montana. (singular)The bones of several triceratops were found nearby. (plural)
A sedan weighs about 3,000 lb. Triceratops weighed between 12,000 and 24,000 lb, depending on whose weight estimate you use. This means that Triceratops weighed as much as 4 to 8 sedans.
Some suggest that Triceratops fossils are actually the fossils of young Torosaurus. However, Triceratops were extremely common and existed before Torosaurus did. If Torosaurus were adult Triceratops, their should be fossils of Torosaurus that were as old as the oldest fossils of Triceratops. Thus, I don't think that Torosaurus was the same as Triceratops.
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A sedan weighs a little less than 3,000 lb. Triceratops weighed either 12,000 or 24,000 lb, depending on whose weight estimate you use. Thus, Triceratops was about as heavy as 4 to 8 sedans.
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.
Dinosaurs that lived at the same time and place as Triceratops include the herbivores Edmontosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Torosaurus, and Leptoceratops, and Thescelosaurus. Carnivores that co-existed with Triceratops include Tyrannosaurus, Troodon, Pachycephalosaurus, Struthiomimus, and Chirostenotes.
There were only two species of Triceratops. They were Triceratops horridus and Triceratops prorsus.
A gorilla's brain weighs more than a human's brain, typically around 400 grams compared to an average human brain of about 1,300 to 1,400 grams. However, the brain of a triceratops, a dinosaur, is significantly smaller, weighing only about 300 grams. Therefore, the human brain is the heaviest among these three.
No. A triceratops is a dinosaur.
Yes - Triceratops was an herbivore.