Dinosaur - Styracosaurus

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Dinosaur - Styracosaurus Facts & Trivia for kids

• The styracosaurus only ate plants.
• The styracosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Period.
• The styracosaurus grew to be 6 feet tall, 18 feet long, and weighed up to 3 tons.
• It is believed that the styracosaurus travelled in herds.
• Fossils suggest that styracosaurus ancestors first appeared in the Jurassic Period.
• The first styracosaurus remains were found in Alberta, Canada in 1913.
• The styracosaurus probably ate mostly low growing plants.
• The styracosaurs had a beak at the end of its jaw.
• The styracosaurus continued losing and replacing teeth throughout its life.
• It is believed that styracosaurus used its neck frill and horns to defend itself against predators.
• The large frill of the styracosaurs may have helped it regulate its body temperature.
• Although ancestors of the styracosaurus lived during the Jurassic Period, true styracosaurus appeared during the late Cretaceous Period.
• The styracosaurus' largest horn was about 2 feet long.
• The name Styracosaurus means "spike lizard".

Dinosaur - Styracosaurus Links for kids

• Styracosaurus Wallpaper Images
• Wikipedia Styracosaurus information
• YouTube - skyenimals - Styracosaurus video from Dinosaurs Alive Brookfield Zoo 2013