The approximate mass of a Triceratops could vary between 6-12 Tons.
Why do triceratops have the plates on their backs?
I don't think that triceratops had plates on their backs. It was the stegosaurus which had plates. The plates made the stegosaurus difficult to be eaten.
How long is a triceratops skull?
The horns above each eye on a Triceratops were about three feet long. The nose horn was about half that length.
Where was triceratops fossil found in Alberta?
Yes. While relatives of Triceratops such as Centrosaurus and Pachyrhinosaurs are more famous in the "Great White North," from about 70 million years ago, Triceratops has been found in the Scollard Formation, which is equivalent in age to the Hell Creek and Lance Formations.
How many teeth does a dinosaur?
Depends on the dinosaur. T. Rex had over 60 thick, conical, banana sized teeth that were up to 9 inches. They would grow back any teeth that they lost.
Was triceratops the biggest ceratopsid dinosaur?
No, not even close. It was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs, but even then in that category it is beaten out by Spinosaurus. The largest known dinosaur was amphicoelias, a giant herbivore.
What is the name for the spikes on a triceratops tail?
Way back in 1982, a famous Far Side cartoon showed a group of cavemen clustered around a picture of a Stegosaurus' tail; one of them points to the sharp spikes and says, "Now this end is called the thagomizer...after the late Thag Simmons." The word "thagomizer" has been used by paleontologists ever since.
putting ITS FOOT ON ITS PRAY AND grabbing large piece of meat with his mouth and he eats other dinosaurs
Did triceratops move in herds?
The simple answer is no.
The complicated answer is no, and neither were most other dinosaurs with possible exception of the raptor family, which tended to 'herd' potential prey into ambush, assuming you mean your question as worded. If by herding you mean travelling in herds than no, Tyrannosaurus Rex were probably mostly solitary.
What kind of habitat did the triceratops live in?
Triceratops fossils have been found in the US states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and South Dakota and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and date to between 68 and 65.5 million years ago. At that time the area was a subtropical, coastal floodplain with various river deltas. It was forested with plants such as conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, horsetails, and early angiosperms such as primitive grasses and palm trees. Open areas would have had scattered trees and been covered in ferns. There were occasional peat swamps there, too. The region had distinct wet and dry seasons, and sometimes suffered from drought.
it was once believed that triceratops skin was your typical lizard type skin with scales, so bumpy as a result of the interlocking layers of scales. however recent evidence has shown that triceratops may have had rows of bristles along its back, somewhat like a porcupine
How long did it take for a triceratops eggs hatch?
hey there i used to raise triops and if i remember correctly, the eggs will hatch around 48 hours of being in water. As long as the eggs don't touch water, they will stay in a state of suspended animation for years. Be sure not to put eggs in with already grown triops because they will eat the babies.
its herbivorous. it ate from trees and bushes
the horns were iether for defencive use, or for attracting members of the opposite sex
Does a triceratops fly walk run or swim?
Although some dinosaurs were probably able to swim there were no true marine dinosaurs. There were marine reptiles that some colloquially refer to as dinosaurs, but these were actually a separate group called plesiosaurs.
Another group that lived in the age of the dinosaurs were the flying reptiles pterosaurs. These are also incorrectly referred to as dinosaurs by many, but they were themselves a separate but closely related group.
However, fossil evidence shows that birds are descended from small carnivorous dinosaurs and can in fact be classified as modern dinosaurs.
What is the color of triceratops?
We only know of Triceratops from fossil bones. Even if we had fossil skin, it wouldn't have preserved the color. For that reason, nobody knows what color any non avian dinosaurs, including Triceratops, were.
What did triceratops use their horns for?
Attacking other enemy's (dinosaurs)
Answer:
Nobody knows for sure. Observing present day animals (deer and elk) the use of horns can be:
What kind of diet does a triceratop have?
Triceratops ate plants, and their teeth suggest that they ate tough foliage. Some suggest palms, cycads, and ferns. Whatever they ate was either low growing, or they knocked it down with their horns (like an elephant), because they were not tall (at least in dinosaur standards).
Did triceratops live in plains or in forests?
Triceratops is thought to have been one of the last dinosaurs standing. They lived within the forested river valleys of western North America.
How many teeth did a triceratops have?
Instead of a mouth with teeth, Triceratops had a large, bony beak similar to a birds.
Why does the triceratops have three horns?
mainly for defense, if they were attacked they could defend themselves with their horns. however scientists also think that the male triceratops used their horns for display when courting a mate.
How does triceratops look like?
A Triceratops's name means "three horned face." There are two long, sharp horns located above each eye and one short horn on it's nose. The Triceratops weighednine tons and measured about thirty feet long. It was ten feet at it's hips.
Triceratops lived in herds during the Cretaceous Period in Western North America. Plants such as Palms, Crycads and Ferns were part of the Triceratops's diet.
By Paige Louise Marriott. Age 10.
What region did triceratops live in?
Triceratops fossils have been found in the United States in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. In Canada, their fossils have been found in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Current best guess is a meteor strike 65 million years ago.
The strike caused an abrupt change in weather (much like the so-called nuclear winter) which killed the plants that triceratops lived on.
So, they starved to death.