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Triceratops

The Triceratops is well known for its three horns and massive head. It was present during the late Cretaceous Period.

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What color was the triceratops dinosaur?

Fabulous question. Answer--Nobody knows. But there is every reason to believe they had colors and patterns. Artists often make up some patterns and colors for displays. These are just speculative.

Was Triceratops a predator or prey?

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!

How many feet long was triceratops?

Triceratops is 9.5 feet tall and is 30 feet long and is 6 tons.

When was the first triceratops fossil discovered?

In 1887, a skull roof with two horns belonging to Triceratops was found in Denver, Colorado. Paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh originally misidentified as a prehistoric bison. In 1888, John Bell Hatcher found a much more complete skull of Triceratops in Wyoming, and then Marsh realized his mistake. Both of these specimens were assigned to the new genus Triceratops.

How big is a male triceratops?

Triceratops were a large type of ceratopsian. They measured 30 ft long, and one third of that length was their head. They were 10 ft tall and are estimated to have weighed between 6 and 12 tons.

Where have triceratops fossils been found?

You can find them in Cambrian to Devonian period marine sedimentary rocks such as limestone and shale. Trilobites are found in many countries and in most states of the USA.

What are triceratops family?

It's an "ornithiscian," or "bird-hipped" dinosaur. All ornithiscians have a special bone, called a predentary bone, in front of their teeth and no other animal has this feature (it's called a "unique homology" in the science of cladistics).

What habitat did the triceratops live in?

There are different branches of triceratops, such as triceratops horridus etc, each living in different locations and habitats. Some would live in grasslands, some would live in forests, some live in river banks and some live high altitude places. Their relative, the pentaceratops, have been found in alaska, where it was snowing and freezing all the time.

Is the triceratops a reptile?

well the t-rex was a dinosaur that hunted for its food useing its real strong nose to smell things from quite a distance

today reptiles noses are weak so alot of them use there tongue or they use aura that surrounds them

so yes the t-rex is a reptile

Where have the dinosaur fossil been found?

Dinosaurs have been discovered in many different parts of the world, in all continents. Some examples are in the US (Montana, Arizona, Colorado, etc.), Asia (The Gobi Desert in Mongolia, China, etc.), Australia, Europe, Africa.

Can a Triceratop eat grass?

Triceratpos where not plant eaters but they would eat plants from time to time

How big is a triceratops to a human?

Triceratops was 30 feet long, or five times as long as an average American man is tall. They were 9.5 to 10 feet tall at their highest point, so about 1.7 times as tall as a man. Depending on the weight estimate you use, Triceratops weighed between 6 and 12 tons, or as much as 75 to 150 men.

What is a triceratops pack called?

A group of Triceratops would be called a herd. However, it is unknown whether Triceratops lived in herds or lived alone.

What is the triceratops pray?

The Triceratops was a herbivorous dinosaur that primarily fed on low-lying vegetation such as ferns, cycads, and other plant materials. Its beak and sturdy teeth were well-adapted for stripping leaves and chewing tough plants. Triceratops likely foraged in herds, using its size and distinctive frill and horns for protection against predators.

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.

Does triceratop live on land?

it lived on both land and water it walked on land and swam in water

How was triceratops born-life cycle?

1. Triceratops probably laid their eggs in nests made of piles of vegetation. The rotting plant matter helped to incubate the eggs.

2. When the eggs hatched, the mother Triceratops would feed and protect the hatchlings until they grew big and experienced enough to fend for themselves.

3. After they reached maturity, the new generation of Triceratops would lay eggs and the cycle would repeat.

What skin color did a Triceratops have?

Nobody knows. Fossils do not record colour information.

The best guess is that it was similar to modern lizards that live in forest areas.

What type of shelter did a Triceratops have?

Triceratops Dinosaurs would probably not have lived in shelters.