Triceratops

Dinosaurs

Triceratops is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in Laramidia, now western North America, about 69 to 66 million years ago. It was among the last known non-avian dinosaurs and lived until the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. It had a large bony frill, three skull horns, and a large four-legged body. Two species, T. horridus and T. prorsus, are considered valid.

Meaning of name: Three-horned face
Geological age: Late Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous, about 69 to 66 million years ago
Valid species: T. horridus and T. prorsus

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Article: Triceratops (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q14384
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