Bearing a large bony frill, three horns on the skull, and a large, four-legged body, exhibiting convergent evolution with bovines and rhinoceroses, Triceratops is one of the most recognizable of all dinosaurs and the best-known ceratopsian. It was also one of the largest, up to 8–9 metres (26–30 ft) long and 5–9 metric tons (5.5–9.9 short tons) in body mass.
It shared the landscape with and was most likely preyed upon by Tyrannosaurus, though it is less certain that two adults would battle in the fanciful manner often depicted in museum displays and popular media.
The functions of the frills and three distinctive facial horns on its head have inspired countless debates. Traditionally, these have been viewed as defensive weapons against predators. More recent interpretations find it probable that these features were primarily used in species identification, courtship, and dominance display, much like the antlers and horns of modern ungulates.
What kinda bone is in the middle?
prone bone
Not very nice to call that lady an African elephant.
And, it’s pronounced fe-male, not fe-mur. Sheesh!
How large is the woman? How can I judge the size of the 2 unknown objects if the reference is also unknown and could be anything from 1.4 to 1.9 meters?
Also: Amazingly little difference. I thought they were much bigger than elephants.
Depends on what you mean by “larger”. In general, elephants are smaller than triceratops, but there have been some massive elephants (11 tons?!) and triceratops could end up at a relatively small 5 tons according to wikipedia
