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Triceratops horridus

Triceratops

Time
66.5–68 million years ago
Period
Late Cretaceous
Known sites
4
LA-Triceratops mount-2
Source: Allie_Caulfield Derivative: User:MathKnightCC-BY-SA-3.0File:LA-Triceratops_mount-2.jpg

Summary

Triceratops 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 on the island continent of Laramidia, now forming western North America. It was one of the last-known non-avian dinosaurs and lived until the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago. The name Triceratops, which means 'three-horned face', is derived from the Ancient Greek words τρί-, meaning "three", κέρας, meaning "horn", and ὤψ, meaning "face".

Source: Wikipedia - Triceratops

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