STYRACOSAURUS
(STY-rak-oh-SAW-rus)
Styracosaurus lived
about 80 million years ago. It was a plant-eater with a sharp beak used
to snip off the shoots of low-growing plants. Styracosaurus means "Spiked
Reptile," which came from the extraordinary spikes that pointed over its
back from the crown around its neck.
Styracosaurus was about
18 feet long, as long as a great white shark, and probably stood as tall
as a current day elephant. The spikes on its "neck crown" were quite large,
but its main defense weapon was the large horn on its nose. This large
horn was extremely strong and could easily rip through the unprotected
flesh of attacking predators.
Do you think many predators
challenged the fierce looking Styracosaurus with all of its spikes and
its large nose horn?
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