Noun
triceratops (plural triceratopses)
Modern reconstruction
Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.
"Anagenesis in Triceratops: evidence from a newly resolved stratigraphic framework for the Hell Creek Formation." Source: Internet
Andrew Farke had in 2006 stressed that, apart from the frill, no systematic differences could be found between Torosaurus and Triceratops. Source: Internet
As described above, John Scannella had argued in 2010 that Nedoceratops should be considered a synonym of Triceratops. Source: Internet
During this time Triceratops was the major herbivore in the northern portion of its range, while the titanosaurian sauropod Alamosaurus "dominated" its southern range. Source: Internet
For many years after its discovery, the evolutionary origins of Triceratops remained largely obscure. Source: Internet
For many years, Triceratops finds were known only from solitary individuals. Source: Internet