My Dinosaur and Fossil Report

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My Dinosaur and Fossil Report
www.isgs.uiuc.edu/dinos/dinos

• Triceratops
• by Amie

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Characteristics

• Triceratops was about 30 feet long, 10 feet tall,
  and weighed up to 6-12 tons. It had a short,
  pointed tail, and a bony neck frill. It had a
  parrot-like beak, many cheek teeth, and powerful
  jaws.

• A Triceratops is an herbivore. This means that
  it eats only plants. The Triceratops probably
  lived is lush green valleys.
• Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous period,
  about 72 to 65 million years ago, toward the end
  of the Mesozoic, the Age of Reptiles.

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Picture Gallery

• Here is a picture of my dinosaur

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What Fossils Tell us About Dinosaurs

• Fossils can tell us about the general
  characteristics of a Triceratops.
• Fossils can tell us about what a Triceratops ate.
• Fossils can tell us about where a Triceratops
  might have lived.

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General Characteristics

• Scientists can make guesses about the size and
  appearance of the Triceratops based on fossils.

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What They Eat

• Triceratops had toothless beaks that were used to
  gather their food and many flat cheek teeth which
  were used to chew tough, fibrous plant material.

• Scientists can make guesses about what the
  Triceratops ate based on the size and shape of
  fossilized teeth found.

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Where They Live

• Scientists can make guesses about where the
  Triceratops lived by looking at its eating
  habits.
• Scientists can also use fossilized footprints.

www.ldeo.columbia.edu/polsen/nbcp/pekintracks
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How Fossils Are Formed

• Fossils need 3 things to be formed
• heat
• pressure
• time

www.eyesoftime.com/teacher/dino.htm
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Work Cited

• www.zoomdinosaurs.com
• www.eyesoftime.com/teacher/dino.htm
• www.ldeo.columbia.edu/polsen/nbcp/pekintracks
• www.isgs.uiuc.edu/dinos/dinos