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  • T. horridus (Marsh, 1889) type species

    • Name : Triceratops Species : horridus
    Pronounced : try-SER-uh-tops Pronounced : HOR-i-dus
    Meaning : "three horn face" Meaning : "rough" or perhaps "horrible"
    Length :
    8 meters (25')     		Height at hips :
    2.5 meters (8')     		Weight :
    7 tons
    Diet : herbivor = plant eater Period : Upper Cretaceous
    Superorder :
    Dinosauria     		Order :
    Ornithischia     		Suborder :
    Ceratopsia     		Family :
    Ceratopsidae
    Discovered by:
    		When Discovered: Described by:
    O. C. Marsh     		When Described:
    1889
    Fossils found in : Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Alberta, Saskatchewan
    Charactistics and things of interest:
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