{"id":39085,"date":"2022-04-12T09:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:16:37","slug":"what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the word Triceratops mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_does_the_word_Triceratops_mean\" title=\"What does the word Triceratops mean?\">What does the word Triceratops mean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_did_Triceratops_actually_look_like\" title=\"What did Triceratops actually look like?\">What did Triceratops actually look like?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_country_did_Triceratops_live_in\" title=\"What country did Triceratops live in?\">What country did Triceratops live in?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_is_the_dinosaur_that_looks_like_a_Triceratops\" title=\"What is the dinosaur that looks like a Triceratops?\">What is the dinosaur that looks like a Triceratops?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_does_the_name_triceratops_mean\" title=\"What does the name triceratops mean?\">What does the name triceratops mean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#How_do_you_say_multiple_triceratops\" title=\"How do you say multiple triceratops?\">How do you say multiple triceratops?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#Is_triceratops_a_real_dinosaur\" title=\"Is triceratops a real dinosaur?\">Is triceratops a real dinosaur?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#How_do_you_pronounce_Tricera\" title=\"How do you pronounce Tricera?\">How do you pronounce Tricera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_does_Trex_mean\" title=\"What does Trex mean?\">What does Trex mean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_did_a_Triceratops_really_look_like\" title=\"What did a Triceratops really look like?\">What did a Triceratops really look like?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#Did_dinosaurs_actually_look_like_that\" title=\"Did dinosaurs actually look like that?\">Did dinosaurs actually look like that?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#Did_Triceratops_and_T_Rex_exist_at_the_same_time\" title=\"Did Triceratops and T Rex exist at the same time?\">Did Triceratops and T Rex exist at the same time?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_was_a_Triceratops_as_big_as\" title=\"What was a Triceratops as big as?\">What was a Triceratops as big as?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#Did_the_Triceratops_actually_exist\" title=\"Did the Triceratops actually exist?\">Did the Triceratops actually exist?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_did_dinosaur_skin_look_like\" title=\"What did dinosaur skin look like?\">What did dinosaur skin look like?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#Where_did_the_Triceratops_live_in_the_world\" title=\"Where did the Triceratops live in the world?\">Where did the Triceratops live in the world?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#Where_did_Triceratops_come_from\" title=\"Where did Triceratops come from?\">Where did Triceratops come from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#Where_did_Triceratops_rex_live\" title=\"Where did Triceratops rex live?\">Where did Triceratops rex live?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#In_which_country_there_was_dinosaur\" title=\"In which country there was dinosaur?\">In which country there was dinosaur?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_is_the_dinosaur_that_looks_like_a_Triceratops_but_with_no_horns\" title=\"What is the dinosaur that looks like a Triceratops but with no horns?\">What is the dinosaur that looks like a Triceratops but with no horns?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_is_the_dinosaur_with_2_horns\" title=\"What is the dinosaur with 2 horns?\">What is the dinosaur with 2 horns?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_does_a_styracosaurus_look_like\" title=\"What does a styracosaurus look like?\">What does a styracosaurus look like?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_animal_is_closely_related_to_Triceratops\" title=\"What animal is closely related to Triceratops?\">What animal is closely related to Triceratops?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_is_the_nickname_for_triceratops\" title=\"What is the nickname for triceratops?\">What is the nickname for triceratops?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-does-the-word-triceratops-mean\/#What_does_the_name_dinosaur_means\" title=\"What does the name dinosaur means?\">What does the name dinosaur means?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_the_word_Triceratops_mean\"><\/span>What does the word Triceratops mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>three-horned face<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_Triceratops_actually_look_like\"><\/span>What did Triceratops actually look like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The triceratops was <b>armored with three fierce horns; one on its snout like a Rhino and two long horns (as much as three feet long) above its eyes. The back side of the triceratops skull had something called a frill that covered its neck.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_country_did_Triceratops_live_in\"><\/span>What country did Triceratops live in?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Triceratops was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited <b>North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as North Dakota, Wyoming and Saskatchewan (Canada).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_dinosaur_that_looks_like_a_Triceratops\"><\/span>What is the dinosaur that looks like a Triceratops?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Styracosaurus<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_the_name_triceratops_mean\"><\/span>What does the name triceratops mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>three-horned face<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_say_multiple_triceratops\"><\/span>How do you say multiple triceratops?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The plural form of triceratops is <b>triceratopses.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_triceratops_a_real_dinosaur\"><\/span>Is triceratops a real dinosaur?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Triceratops is an extinct genus of herbivorous chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that first appeared during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period, about 68 million years ago in what is now North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_pronounce_Tricera\"><\/span>How do you pronounce Tricera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>King of the Tyrant Lizards<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_Trex_mean\"><\/span>What does Trex mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>triceratops: <b>three-horned dinosaur. quadr- 4. quadruped: four-footed animal. quint-<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_a_Triceratops_really_look_like\"><\/span>What did a Triceratops really look like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The triceratops was <b>armored with three fierce horns; one on its snout like a Rhino and two long horns (as much as three feet long) above its eyes. The back side of the triceratops skull had something called a frill that covered its neck.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_dinosaurs_actually_look_like_that\"><\/span>Did dinosaurs actually look like that?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Dinosaurs were clearly lizards, the reasoning went, and so they must have looked like lizards as well. For over a century afterward, well into the 1950s, dinosaurs continued to be depicted (in movies, books, magazines, and TV shows) as greenish, scaly, reptilian giants.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_Triceratops_and_T_Rex_exist_at_the_same_time\"><\/span>Did Triceratops and T Rex exist at the same time?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The treasure trove of fossils from the end of the Cretaceous Period stretches across parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. <b>The remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex were also found slightly overlapping with the Triceratops.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_a_Triceratops_as_big_as\"><\/span>What was a Triceratops as big as?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Triceratops was a massive animal, comparable in size to <b>an African elephant, according to a 2011 article in the journal Cretaceous Research. It grew up to 30 feet (9 meters) and weighed well over 11,000 lbs. (5,000 kg)  some large specimens weighed nearly 15,750 lbs. (7,150 kg).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_the_Triceratops_actually_exist\"><\/span>Did the Triceratops actually exist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Triceratops never actually existed, scientists say Back to video. in Montana. The species were very similar. Both had three horns and each had the distinctive head frill that makes the triceratops famous.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_dinosaur_skin_look_like\"><\/span>What did dinosaur skin look like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fossilised skin of Scolosaurus cutleri. It shows that this dinosaur had <b>pebbly plate-like armour set into leathery skin. Sauropod dinosaurs such as Haestasaurus had scaly skin similar to that of a large lizard. This is the first bit of dinosaur skin discovered anywhere in the world.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_did_the_Triceratops_live_in_the_world\"><\/span>Where did the Triceratops live in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>North America<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_did_Triceratops_come_from\"><\/span>Where did Triceratops come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Triceratops lived during the Late Cretaceous of North America, its fossils coming from the <b>Evanston Formation, Scollard Formation, Laramie Formation, Lance Formation, Denver Formation, and Hell Creek Formation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_did_Triceratops_rex_live\"><\/span>Where did Triceratops rex live?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The treasure trove of fossils from the end of the Cretaceous Period stretches across parts of <b>Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_which_country_there_was_dinosaur\"><\/span>In which country there was dinosaur?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent of Earth, including Antarctica but most of the dinosaur fossils and the greatest variety of species have been found high in the deserts and badlands of <b>North America, China and Argentina.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_dinosaur_that_looks_like_a_Triceratops_but_with_no_horns\"><\/span>What is the dinosaur that looks like a Triceratops but with no horns?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Protoceratops was a small primitive ceratopsian. Protoceratops and its relatives had a short frill, teeth with single roots, little if any nose horn and no brow horns. Protoceratops is one of the most common Late Cretaceous dinosaurs in Asia.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_dinosaur_with_2_horns\"><\/span>What is the dinosaur with 2 horns?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Triceratops is one of the most iconic dinosaur species we know, in part because of its distinctive looks: a large head frill, two huge brow horns, and another horn on its nose.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_a_styracosaurus_look_like\"><\/span>What does a styracosaurus look like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Styracosaurus had one of the most distinctive skulls of any ceratopsian (horned, frilled dinosaur), including an extra-long frill studded with four to six horns, a single, two-foot-long horn protruding from its nose, and shorter horns jutting out from each of its cheeks.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animal_is_closely_related_to_Triceratops\"><\/span>What animal is closely related to Triceratops?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Torosaurus is a ceratopsid genus first identified from a pair of skulls in 1891, two years after the identification of Triceratops by Charles Marsh. The genus Torosaurus resembles Triceratops in geological age, distribution, anatomy and size and it has been recognised as a close relative.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_nickname_for_triceratops\"><\/span>What is the nickname for triceratops?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nickname<b>Taxon<\/b><b>Bruce<\/b><b>Triceratops<\/b>CarlTriceratopsCheryllTriceratopsCliffTriceratops67 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_the_name_dinosaur_means\"><\/span>What does the name dinosaur means?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The word dinosaur is <b>from the Greek deinos (terrible) and sauros (lizard). Some dinosaur names are short; others are tongue twisters. COMMON ROOTS FOUND IN DINOSAUR NAMES. Word. Meaning.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What does the word Triceratops mean?What did Triceratops actually look like?What country did Triceratops live in?What is the dinosaur that looks like a Triceratops?What does the name triceratops mean?How do you say multiple triceratops?Is triceratops a real dinosaur?How do you pronounce Tricera?What does Trex mean?What did a Triceratops really look like?Did dinosaurs&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39085\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}