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The neck frill Nasutoceratops The frill was mostly
was circular. had unusual colored skin supported
forward-facing horns. by a bony frame. Chasmosaurus

Nasutoceratops Ceratopsians

These long horns
had sharp tips.

Triceratops

The upright,
curved horns gave
Diabloceratops a
The massive, devilish appearance.
parrotlike beak
helped it to rip off
Diabloceratops
tough vegetation.

Sturdy weight-bearing feet
had stout hooves on each toe.

feet to support their weight. The ceratopsians blunt. Ceratopsians lived in herds as a possible
were plant-eaters, equipped with a grasping beak defense strategy against predators. Fossil
and closely packed teeth that cut through tough evidence suggests they were common in western
leaves like scissors. As with all dinosaurs, the North America about 74–66 million years ago.
worn-out teeth were continuously replaced by Triceratops itself was one of the last giant
new ones, so their shearing jaws never became dinosaurs to roam the Earth. 99

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