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Triceratops is a species of dinosaur that lived about 68-66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period in what is now North America. It was one of the last dinosaurs to live before the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. Triceratops was a herbivorous ceratopsid, meaning it had horns and a bony collar surrounding the back of its head. It was equipped with three horns - one on the nose and two above the eyes, hence its name, which means "three-horned face" in Greek. Triceratops was one of the largest herbivores, reaching about 9 meters in length and weighing about 6-12 tons.

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1. Description: Triceratops had a massive body, four strong legs, a large head with a horn on its nose and two horns above its eyes. It also had a bony collar surrounding the back of its head. Its skin was covered with hard, horn-like scales.
2. Diet: Triceratops was a herbivore, meaning that it fed on plants. Its teeth were adapted to cut and crush vegetation.
3. Habitat: It lived in the forests and plains of present-day North America, especially in the region that is now the western part of the United States and Canada.
4. Discovery: The first Triceratops fossils were discovered in 1887 by American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh.
5. Dimensions: An adult Triceratops could have reached a length of 9 meters and a height of about 3 meters. It could have weighed between 6 and 12 tons.
6. Defense: Triceratops used its horns and bone collar to defend itself against predators such as Tyrannosaurus rex.
7. Behavior: Although the behavior of Triceratops is uncertain, some scientists suggest that they lived in groups, similar to modern buffalo.
8. Reproduction: There is no concrete evidence of how Triceratops reproduced, but it probably laid eggs, like other dinosaurs.
9. Status: Triceratops is thought to be extinct. It died about 66 million years ago during a mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period.

Trivia

1. Name: The name "Triceratops" comes from Greek and means "three-horned face" (tri- means three, -cerat- means horn, and -ops means face).
2. Horns: Triceratops had three horns - two large horns above the eyes that could reach a length of more than a meter, and one smaller horn on the nose.
3. Bone collar: Triceratops' bony collar was actually an extension of its skull and may have served to protect its neck from predator attacks.
4. Teeth: Triceratops had about 800 teeth, which were arranged in rows and could replace each other when they wore out.
5. Size: Triceratops was one of the largest herbivorous dinosaurs, reaching up to 9 meters in length and weighing up to 12 tons.
6. Predators: Its main enemy was probably Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest predators that ever lived.
7. Discovery: The first Triceratops fossils were discovered in 1887 by Othniel Charles Marsh in Denver, Colorado.
8. Skull: The Triceratops skull is one of the largest and heaviest of all known dinosaurs. It could have weighed up to 2 tons.
9. Number of finds: Triceratops is one of the best-studied dinosaurs, thanks to its many fossil finds, which range from single bones to almost completely preserved skeletons.
10. Popularity: Triceratops is one of the most iconic and recognizable dinosaurs, often appearing in movies, books and other forms of pop culture.