Triceratops was a type of dinosaur that lived in the cretaceous which is well known for its huge horns and its huge thick skull. The skull of a Triceratops is solid bone has been known to have patterns on it, and the Triceratops horns are also made of solid bone and males use them to fight with during mating seasons to impress female Triceratops and would also use them to defend themselves from predators.
Triceratops were herbivores and ate grass and small bushes and plants. Triceratops were the heaviest members of a dinosaur family called Caratopsidae and grazed in large herds throughout western North America. Triceratops were also quite hard to hunt due to there thick skulls and the thick hide that covers there bodies.
Its Fossil
The skull of the Triceratops is almost impossible to damage or break making it a great form of defence along with the solid boned horns that were great for piercing through the flesh of predators.
They also have thick strong leg bones good for running and thick spine which give good support.
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