Tricerasnot… eh, Triceratops – fun Dino Park episode for kids
Triceratops was a dinosaur with horns on its head. But what was the purpose of the different horns? Find out the unbelievable truth in this episode of Dino Park – fun dinosaur facts for kids with Daddy Donut. Tiny T. rex pays a visit too!
The song in this episode is ‘Trixie Triceratops’ and is featured on my debut album ‘DINOSAUR SONGS’, available from CD Baby.
SOME MORE FACTS* ABOUT TRICERATOPS
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The name ‘Triceratops’ comes from the Greek language, with ‘tri’ meaning three and ‘keratops’ meaning horned face.
- Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 65 million years ago).
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The Triceratops is one of the most easily recognizable dinosaurs due to its large body, unique frill and three horns.
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It needed its three horns to try and protect itself from the Tyrannosaurus Rex which lived during the same time period.
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It is believed that fully grown Triceratops were about 8m (26ft) in length, 3m (10ft) in height and weighed anywhere between 6 to 12 tons.
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The skull of a Triceratops alone could grow over 2m (7ft) in length.
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The Triceratops was a plant eating (herbivore) dinosaur.
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The first known fossils to be that of a Triceratops were horns attached to a partial skull, found near Denver, Colorado in 1887.
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Triceratops had anywhere between 400 and 800 teeth, although only a small percentage of these were in use at any one time as they were constantly replaced throughout its lifetime.
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Triceratops was represented in the popular Transformers toy line and animated series as Slag, an Autobot that could transform into a Triceratops form.
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The US state of Wyoming lists the Triceratops as its state dinosaur.
*Source: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/dinosaurs/triceratops.html
LINKS
Here is a link to the dinosaur exhibiton where I made Dino Park: http://www.aworldofdinosaurs.com
This dinosaur museum is located outside Kalmar, Sweden where I live.
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