Triceratops - Wikipedia
Although not confidently assignable, fossils possibly belonging to Triceratops were described as two taxa, Agathaumas sylvestris and Polyonax mortuarius, in 1872 and 1874, respectively, by Marsh's archrival Edward Drinker Cope.
Triceratops | Description, Size, Fossil, Diet, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月18日 · Triceratops, large quadrupedal plant-eating dinosaur that had a frill of bone at the back of its skull and three prominent horns. Fossils date to the final 3 million years of the Cretaceous Period (145.5 million to 65.5 million years ago), making it one of the last of the non-avian dinosaurs to have evolved.
Meet 'Horridus,' one of the most complete Triceratops fossils …
2022年3月16日 · A Triceratops skeleton nicknamed "Horridus" is over 85% intact and is one of the most complete Triceratops fossils in the world.
Triceratops Dinosaur Facts and Information - fossilguy.com
The Ceratopsidae Dinosaur family encompasses the quadrupedal herbivores with distinguishing facial horns and large frills. This Dinosaur family includes the well known Triceratops, which is the first Ceratopsid discovered back in 1887. There are …
Triceratops horridus, facts and photos - National Geographic
One of the most abundant dinosaurs unearthed by paleontologists, Triceratops has been found all across the fossil-rich Hell Creek Formation in northeastern Montana, where rock...
Triceratops - Natural History Museum
A partial Triceratops fossil collected in 1997 has a horn that was bitten off, with bite marks that match Tyrannosaurus. The fossil shows that the horn healed after being bitten, so at least some Triceratops survived these encounters.
Triceratops: Facts About the Life and Times of a Three-horned Dinosaur
2024年6月7日 · Triceratops lived around 68 to 65.5 million years ago and was one of the last dinosaurs before the mass extinction. It had three horns and a large frill, possibly used for defense or communication, and fossils are commonly found in North America's Hell Creek Formation.
Triceratops Fossil Skeleton - American Museum of Natural History
Part of Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs. This 65-million-year-old Triceratops has a large frill on the back of its skull, two large horns over its eyes, and a smaller horn on its nose. On the side of the skull on display is a partially healed injury, perhaps caused by a conflict with another Triceratops.
Triceratops - Description, Size, Fossils, Diet, Facts, - Dinosaur.org
2023年2月15日 · Triceratops fossils have been found all over western North America, north as Alaska, and south as Mexico. They have also been found in China and Mongolia. The largest fossilized remains are believed to be that of a Triceratops horridus, which measured up to 9 meters long and weighed up to 6 tons!
Identifying Triceratops Fossils
Triceratops was one of the last non-avian dinosaurs to walk the Earth before the K-T extinction event 65.5 million years ago. It was the dominiant herbivore of its time and from the fossil record we know it made up around five sixths of the large dinosaur fauna alive at the time.