Triceratops

Pronounced Try-serra-tops

  • Least Concern
  • Near Threatened
  • Vulnerable
  • Endangered
  • Critically Endangered
  • Extinct in the Wild
  • Extinct

Triceratops was one of the last dinosaurs to roam the Earth, only going extinct in the late Jurassic after the meteor strike. It needed its three horns to protect itself from the Tyrannosaurus Rex which lived during the same time period.

Key Facts

Diet:
Herbivore
Height:
3 metres
Distribution:
North America
Length:
8 metres
Weight:
6 to 12 tonnes
Did you know?
It is believed that fully grown Triceratops were about 8 metres in length, 3 metres in height and weighed anywhere between 6 to 12 tonnes.

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