Triceratops
Triceratops
Name: Triceratops
Meaning: Three horned face
Found: USA
Period: 65 Million years ago (Late Cretaceous)
Length: 29 feet
Weight: 6.1--12 tonnes
Wikipedia:
Individual Triceratops are estimated to have reached about 7.9 to 9.0 m (26.0–29.5 ft) in length, 2.9 to 3.0 m (9.5–9.8 ft) in height,] and 6.1–12.0 tonnes (13,000–26,000 lb) in-weight. The most distinctive feature is their large skull, among the largest of all land animals. The largest known skull (specimen BYU 12183) is estimated to have been 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) in length when complete, and could reach almost a third of the length of the entire animal. It bore a single horn on the snout, above the nostrils, and a pair of horns approximately 1 m (3.3 ft) long, with one above each eye. To the rear of the skull was a relatively short, bony frill, adorned with epocippitals in some specimens. Most other ceratopsids had large fenestrae in their frills, while those of Triceratops were noticeably solid.
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