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Triceratops(encyclopedia)

Triceratops (sh)




genus of large, plant-eating ornithischian dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous Epoch (99-65 million years ago).

Triceratopshad a very long skull (some more than 6 ft [1.8 m] long); a large bony frill about the neck; a relatively short, pointed horn on the nose; a beaklike mouth; and two pointed horns, more than 3.3 ft (1 m) long, above the eyes. Adults weighed 4-5 tons (3.6-4.5 metric tons) and grew up to 30 ft (9 m) long. The limbs were very stout, and the hind limbs were more massive than the forelimbs.