What animal evolved from the triceratops?
None that we know of. The triceratops was believed to be the very last of the large herbivorous dinosaurs. The modern rhino bears some resemblance, but is not even distantly related to triceratops.
Do triceratops hatch from eggs?
It is believed all dinosaurs layed Fireproof eggs just like dragons. Although it is believed that 17% did not survive the laying of the eggs. This is due to the egg being far to hot to safely lay without getting burnt parts.
How did the triceratops become extinct?
the same reason as all the other dinosaurs, but no one really knows how they became extinct yet. some people have come to the theory that a meteor shower hit earth and wiped out all the dinosaurs.
When did triceratops become extinct?
At the end of the Cretaceous Period, 65 million years ago.
Sixty five million years ago, a meteor hit our planet near the Yucatan Peninsula, leaving a 100-mile wide crater.
At the end of the Cretaceous period.
Are rhinos same as triceratop?
Rhinoceros are a modern type of mammal. Even though some people say they look similar, the two animals are completely different. Rhinoceros has hair, even if it is sparse, gives birth to live young, and nurses its young. Triceratops lays eggs. Triceratops has a large frill, and it has horns over the eyes, while Rhinoceros has external ears and its horns are in a row on its snout. Even though they have a few superficial similarities, they could hardly be more different.
no a triceratop dose not live in a herd it lives in a certainania
Whats a triceratops life cycle?
1. Triceratops laid hard shelled eggs, probably in a nest of rotting vegetation to incubate the eggs.
2. Then the eggs hatch and the mothers take care of the hatchlings.
3. The new generation of Triceratops eventually grows up and then they lay their own eggs.
How much does a triceratops weigh in kg?
Weight estimates for extinct animals, like dinosaurs, can be a little bit tricky. Triceratops weighed between 6 tons and 12 tons, depending on whose estimate you use. That is equal to 5,500 to 11,000 kg.
How old are triceratops fossils?
Triceratops fossils date to between 68 and 65.5 million years ago. This was during the Maastrichtian stage of the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era.
Were do you find Triceratops in fossil fighters?
the head of the T-rex in in parchment dessert.
Ive looked so many times with 3 oasis so you should check in the shop i just finished getting him there i dont know if its there randomly but i got him there so take a look he costs 25,000 check once you have unlocked parchment desert maybe when 3 oasis hope this helped.:)
there is another way you can get a t-rex. early in the game, keep on going to the shop and checking if there is a t-rex head. When you get it keep on looking for the rest of the body parts. hope this helped! :)
there is one more way you can get t-rex. you need guan and use great unmasking in a battle , and it turns into a t-rex.
What were triceratops's adaptations?
They adapt to lush green forests and defend beautifully with their horns. They are like gentle giants.
Weight estimates for extinct animals, like dinosaurs, can be a little bit tricky. Triceratops weighed between 6 tons and 12 tons, depending on whose estimate you use.
The most likely predator of Triceratops was T-rex. There are bones of Triceratops that have been found with T-rex tooth marks on them, but those may have been made by a T-rex that was simply scavenging on the Triceratops. The only other possible predator of Triceratops could have been large packs of maniraptoran dinosaurs.
What are the Triceratops favourit plant to eat?
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 is the latin name of a Triceratops?
Triceratops is a scientific name - dinosaurs don't really have common names, although their genus names are used to commonly refer to them. The best example is Tyrannosaurus rex - Tyrannosaurus is the genus name and rex the species name. There are two species of Triceratops, Triceratops horridus and T. porosus.
How many hours did a triceratops sleep?
The amount of sleep that an animal got every day or night can't be determined by simply looking at fossils. However, in modern times, large herbivores like elephants spend almost all day and night foraging. If that is any indication, Triceratops would have spent almost its whole day eating and thus wouldn't have had very much time for sleep.
How many eggs did a Triceratops lay?
The Troodon dinosaur laid between 16 and 24 eggs at a time. She did this over the span of a week or so laying only a few each day.
Triceratops was a quadruped, meaning that it walked on all four legs. Triceratops had a special ability to quickly rotate, which was useful in defending itself against predators like Tyrannosaurus.