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Styracosaurus lived 75 million years ago on a vast coastal plain in what is now Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA. Horned dinosaurs (ceratopsians) evolved in Asia 160 million years ago, then colonised North America about 110 million years ago and Europe by 85 million years ago.
- What dinosaurs did Styracosaurus live with?
- How many Styracosaurus fossils have been found?
- Are Triceratops and Styracosaurus related?
- How did the styracosaurus go extinct?
- What does a styracosaurus look like?
- How old is styracosaurus?
- How many horns are on the body of the styracosaurus have?
- Did styracosaurus lay eggs?
- What's the spitting dinosaur in Jurassic Park?
- Did styracosaurus live in herds?
- What dinosaur has only one horn?
- What is the meaning of styracosaurus name?
What dinosaurs did Styracosaurus live with?
Styracosaurus is known from the Dinosaur Park Formation, and was a member of a diverse and well-documented fauna of prehistoric animals that included horned relatives such as Centrosaurus and Chasmosaurus, duckbills such as Prosaurolophus, Lambeosaurus, Gryposaurus, Corythosaurus, and Parasaurolophus, tyrannosaurids ...
How many Styracosaurus fossils have been found?
Styracosaurus was named in 1913 by L. M. Lambe from a fossil found near Alberta, Canada. Fossils have been found in the USA and Canada. A bonebed of about 100 Styracosaurus fossils was found in Arizona, USA, indicating that they travelled in herds.
Are Triceratops and Styracosaurus related?
Styracosaurus Is Classified as a Centrosaurine Dinosaur
(The other major family of ceratopsians was the "chasmosaurines", which included Pentaceratops, Utahceratops and the most famous ceratopsian of them all, Triceratops.)
How did the styracosaurus go extinct?
Many dinosaurs adapted to these changes well. However, the period ended in the mass extinction of the dinosaurs after an asteroid hit the planet.
What does a styracosaurus look like?
Styracosaurus had small bony bumps over its eyes, rather than long brow horns. It did have a thick, straight, long horn on the top of its nose. Except for the spikes on its frill, Styracosaurus looked much like Centrosaurus and Monoclonius. These three dinosaurs were probably closely related.
How old is styracosaurus?
Styracosaurus lived 75 million years ago on a vast coastal plain in what is now Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA. Horned dinosaurs (ceratopsians) evolved in Asia 160 million years ago, then colonised North America about 110 million years ago and Europe by 85 million years ago.
How many horns are on the body of the styracosaurus have?
It had four to six long horns extending from its neck frill, a smaller horn on each of its cheeks, and a single horn protruding from its nose, which may have been up to 60 centimeters (2 ft) long and 15 centimeters (6 in) wide. The function or functions of the horns and frills have been debated for many years.
Did styracosaurus lay eggs?
Styracosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. ... Was a herbivore. Reproduced by laying eggs.
What's the spitting dinosaur in Jurassic Park?
The poison-spitting dinosaur reconstructed in Jurassic Park is Dilophosaurus. At the time the movie was produced, there was no evidence that this or any other dinosaur spat poison or had poisonous saliva of any kind.
Did styracosaurus live in herds?
Styracosaurus lived in herds that grazed their way through the great forests that covered much of North America at the end of the Late Cretaceous period. Styracosaurus was an herbivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous period.
What dinosaur has only one horn?
Styracosaurus was a genus of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur from the Cretaceous, about 76.5 to 75 million years ago. This is a type of dinosaur that somewhat resembles a Triceratops. However they have only one horn, the one on their nose that is longer than those of a Triceratops.
What is the meaning of styracosaurus name?
Styracosaurus ('spiked lizard' from Greek styrax/στυραξ meaning 'spike at the butt-end of a spear-shaft' and saurus/σαυρος meaning 'lizard') was a herbivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous Period, about 77 to 74 million years ago. ... It also had a beak and flat cheek teeth, indicating that its diet was herbivorous.
