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Triceratops (/ t r aɪ ˈ s ɛr ə t ɒ p s / try-SERR-ə-tops; [1] lit. ' three-horned face ') is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the late Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period, about 68 to 66 million years ago in what is now western North America.
Cope's 1890 sketch of Agathaumas as a ceratopsian based on Triceratops. Cope originally did not know to what group Agathaumas belonged, though he noted that some of the remains were similar to the British reptile Cetiosaurus [4] and very different from the corresponding elements of Hadrosaurus and Dryptosaurus (Laelaps). [4]
The clade Ceratopsidae was in 1998 defined by Paul Sereno as the group including the last common ancestor of Pachyrhinosaurus and Triceratops; and all its descendants. [17] In 2004, it was by Peter Dodson defined to include Triceratops , Centrosaurus , and all descendants of their most recent common ancestor. [ 18 ]
Watch this video to learn more! What was 21-feet tall, looked like a T-rex and was covered in feathers? It was the Cryolophosaurus, of course! ... Meet the Huge Dinosaur That Looked Like a ...
Triceratops fossils are far and away the most common dinosaur remains found in the latest Cretaceous rocks in the western United States, making up as much as 5/6ths of the large dinosaur fauna in some areas. [33] These facts indicate that some ceratopsians were the dominant herbivores in their environments.
The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs is a two-part BBC documentary film, directed by Bill Oddie, in which a group of men test out dinosaur weapons, using studies. Visual effects are done by MPC . [ 1 ] The first episode determines the winner of a battle between Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops , and the second compares the strength of an Ankylosaurus ...
The 5,100 square-foot exhibit includes animated videos of Sue that are projected in 6K onto nine-foot tall panes behind its skeleton. [44] [37] [45] Atlantic Productions worked with the Field Museum to create multiple animated sequences, including Sue scavenging an Ankylosaurus carcass, battling a Triceratops, and hunting an Edmontosaurus. [45]
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