Triceratop
(pronounced tri-SER-uh-tops)
Meaning of Name Horrible Three-Horned Face
Size 30 feet long, 10 feet tall
Weight 6-12 tons
Features
three horns on its face
large bony plate projecting from the back of its skull
short horn above its parrot-like beak
two longer horns (over 3 feet long) above its eyes
Lived Late Cretaeceous Period
Diet plant eater
Locomotion walked on four short legs; it was a relatively slow dinosaur
Where Found western Canada and the western United States
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