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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'Three horned face'
Pronunciation:
try-SER-a-tops
DISCOVERY
Triceratops horridus
was discovered by Marsh in 1889 in the Lance Formation of Wyoming, USA
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
70.6 - 65.5 mya
Length: 9 m Weight: 8 - 8.2 ton Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Ornithischia
Sub-order:
Cerapoda
Infra-order:
Ceratopsia
Family:
Ceratopsidae
Genus:
Triceratops
Species:
horridus
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Triceratops horridus
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All species of Triceratops are now included in T.horridus. The question whether all the differences are really just due to different growth stages, individual variation and sexual dimorphism remains.
The weight of two elephants!
