OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaTriceratops had three horns on its face and a big bony frill around its head. Its name means “three-horned face.” This dinosaur was about as big as a truck!
Triceratops had two long horns above its eyes and one smaller horn on its nose. It had a big bony frill around the back of its head. It walked on four strong legs and had a hard, sharp beak.
Triceratops was a plant eater. It munched on ferns and other low-growing plants with its hard beak. It used its beak like scissors to cut through tough plants.
- Triceratops used its horns to protect itself from meat-eating dinosaurs like T.
- Rex.
- Baby Triceratops were small enough to fit in your arms!
- Scientists have found Triceratops bones with bite marks from T.
- Rex teeth, showing they had real battles.
