Styracosaurus

Styracosaurus ( ; meaning "spiked lizard" from the Ancient Greek / "spike at the butt-end of a spear-shaft" and / "lizard") is an extinct genus of herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian stage) of North America. It had four to six long parietal spikes extending from its neck frill, a smaller jugal horn on each of its cheeks, and a single horn protruding from its nose, which may have been up to long and wide. The function or functions of the horns and frills have been debated for many years.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Styracosaurus is referenced by 213 other articles, and connects out to Centrosaurinae, Pachyrhinosaurus and Ceratopsia.

It sits within the topics Campanian dinosaurs, Centrosaurinae and Dinosaur genera.

Its subject is documented across 44 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Image: Styracosaurus albertensis skull 02.jpg
Length: 5.5

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taxon name: Styracosaurus
Commons category: Styracosaurus
taxon common name: 戟龍；刺盾角龍
start time: 75500000-0
end time: 75000000-0

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Discoveries and species
''Styracosaurus ovatus''
Description
Classification
Origins and evolution
Paleobiology
Dentition and diet
Horns and frill
Paleoecology
Notes
References

Styracosaurus was a relatively large dinosaur, reaching lengths of and weighing about . It stood about tall. Styracosaurus possessed four short legs and a bulky body. Its tail was rather short. The skull had a beak and shearing cheek teeth arranged in continuous dental batteries, suggesting that the animal sliced up plants. Like other ceratopsians, this dinosaur may have been a herd animal, travelling in large groups, as suggested by bone beds.

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