'''Triceratops''' was a large North [[America]]n ceratopsian (horned) [[dinosaur]]. It had a large bony frill protecting its neck and three horns - one over each eye and a smaller one on its beaked snout.
'''Triceratops''' was a large North [[America]]n ceratopsian (horned) [[dinosaur]]. It had a large bony frill protecting its neck and three horns - one over each eye and a smaller one on its beaked snout.
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Triceratops was herbivorous, up to 30 feet long, and could weigh up to 8 tons. The skull of Triceratops, which is approximately a third of the entire animal's length, is among the largest known for all land animals.
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Triceratops was herbivorous, up to 26 feet long, and could weigh up to 6 tons. The skull of Triceratops, which is approximately a third of the entire animal's length, is among the largest known for all land animals.
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Two species of Triceratops are known, from a large number of [[fossil]] remains. In the evolutionary paradigm, they were among the last of the dinosaurs, living in the late [[Cretaceous]] period.
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Several species of Triceratops are known, from a large number of [[fossil]] remains. In the evolutionary paradigm, they were among the last of the dinosaurs, living in the late [[Cretaceous]] period.