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WHAT WERE TRICERATOPS?

Triceratops dinosaurs were herbivorous and had two big horns over their eyes and a smaller nose horn, as well as a parrot-like beak and a large frill that could reach nearly 1 meter (3 feet) across.

According to the Natural History Museum in London, UK, its horns could have been used to ward off attack from Tyrannosaurus. 

A partial Triceratops fossil found in 1997 has a horn that was bitten off, with bite marks that match Tyrannosaurus. 

Triceratops likely lived in herds to warn each others of danger and reduce their chances of being targeted by predators. Pictured is a reconstruction of what a Triceratops may have looked like 

Triceratops likely lived in herds to warn each others of danger and reduce their chances of being targeted by predators. Pictured is a reconstruction of what a Triceratops may have looked like 

There have also been puncture marks found on fossil frills showing that male Triceratops also used their horns to fight each other, perhaps to impress females. 

Triceratops' frills could have been used to attract mates, or as a way for members of the same species to recognise one another, or to regulate body temperature.

Triceratops likely lived in herds to warn each others of danger and reduce their chances of being targeted by predators. 

Triceratops was herbivorous and had two big horns over its eyes and a smaller nose horn, as well as a parrot-like beak and a large frill that could reach nearly 1 meter (3 feet) across. Pictured is a Triceratops skeleton at the American Museum of Natural History

Triceratops was herbivorous and had two big horns over its eyes and a smaller nose horn, as well as a parrot-like beak and a large frill that could reach nearly 1 meter (3 feet) across. Pictured is a Triceratops skeleton at the American Museum of Natural History

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