1. 1 The Triceratops

2. 2 Table of Contents Physical Appearancep.3 Diagramp.4 Hunting and Eating Habitsp.5 Illustrationp.6 Other Interesting Factsp.7 Glossaryp.8 Indexp.9

3. 3 Physical Appearance There can be several things for describing what a Triceratops looks like. The Triceratops was 30 ft. long and was 10 ft. tall. Since the height of the Triceratops is 10 ft. tall and I am 4 ft. 8 inches, the Triceratops is 5 ft. 4 inches taller than me. The Triceratops has a strange like body. It had 4 sturdy legs, a bulky body, and a very frill rimmed boney neck with the weight of 6-12 tons. Comparing the Triceratops to a human, the human must look way smaller to the Triceratops. The Triceratops is close to weighing as much as a Semi Truck. The Triceratops had a head with a bit of protection. The head was 4- 5 ft. wide, had sharp horns, and a cool looking head plate. The Triceratops’s head was very large and surprising. The head itself was way larger than me! Clearly the Triceratops body was huge, protective and unique.

4. 4 Diagram Sharp Horns A Bulky Body Head Plate Height: 10 ft. tall Hoof like feet

5. 5 Hunting an Eating Habits There can be several things for how or what the Triceratops eats and how it eats. The Triceratops is a herbivore or also called a plant eater. This herbivore eats plants, bushes, and tree leaves. The word plant eater for a human is called a vegetarian. Next, the Triceratops has cheek teeth for extra chewing. Cheek teeth help the Triceratops shred and grind cycads, ferns, And other low-lying vegetation. The Triceratops always has a big apatite. That is why the Triceratops had very powerful jaws. That helps it eat more food. Humans have jaws similar to the Triceratops. The Triceratops jaws were very strong and work well. In conclusion, the Triceratops ate its food in a very strange way and eats lots of food.

6. 6 Illustration This is a illustration of the Triceratops eating grass and leaves.

7. 7 Other Interesting Facts There are a lot of other facts about the Triceratops. Many Triceratops fossils have been found in Canada or western United States. This means that most Triceratops fossils are found in North America. Next Triceratops lived among the Cretacous period, before the Mesozoic era. The Cretacous period was about 72-65 million years ago! Finally the Triceratops was a ceratopsian, its intelligence was intermediate among the dinosaurs. The Triceratops was not really wild but was not as bright as some dinosaurs. The Triceratops has a lot of other interesting facts and some information.

8. 8 Glossary bulky: having a great volume in proportion to weight ceratopsian: from any several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs of the suborder ceratopsian, of the late Cretacous period Cretacous: pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic era Cycads: any qumnospermous plant of the order cycads frill rimmed: (frill) a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge used as trimming (rimmed) having a rim herbivore: an animal that eats only plants Mesozoic: nothing or pertaining to an era occurring between 230 and 65 million years ago sturdy: firmly built or constituted vegetation: plant life or total plant cover

9. 9 Index bulkyp.3 Ceratopsianp.7 Cretacousp.7 cycadsp.5 frill rimmedp.3 Herbivorep.5 Mesozoicp.7 Sturdyp.3 Vegetationp.5