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Bearing a large bony frill and three horns on its large four-legged body, and possessing similarities with the modern rhinoceros, Triceratops is one of the most recognizable of all dinosaurs and the best known ceratopsid.
- What animal is related to Triceratops?
- What is similar to a Triceratops?
- What animal is related to dinosaurs?
- What is the descendant of the Triceratops?
What animal is related to Triceratops?
Triceratops was traditionally placed within the "short-frilled" ceratopsids, but modern cladistic studies show it to be a member of the Chasmosaurinae which usually have long frills. Two species, T. horridus and T. prorsus, are considered valid today, from the seventeen species that have ever been named.
What is similar to a Triceratops?
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 animal is related to dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs are part of the reptile group, and they're loosely related to all kinds of reptiles, including lizards, snakes, crocodiles, and turtles. After birds, crocodiles are the most closely related to dinosaurs.
What is the descendant of the Triceratops?
By Olivia Solon, Wired UK A newly discovered horned dinosaur called Titanoceratops appears to have reigned long before its more famous descendants, Triceratops and Torosaurus.
