Triceratops Hottidus: “Horrible Three-horned Face” Triceratops was a rhinoceros-like dinosaur. It walked on all four sturdy legsand had three horns on its face long with a large bony plate projecting from the back of its skull(a frill). One short horn above its parrot-like beak and two longer horns (over 3 feet or 1 meter long) above its eyes probably provide protection from predators. The horns were possibly used in mating rivalry and rituals. It had a large skull, up to 10 feet long, one of the largest skulls of any land animal ever discovered. Its head was nearly one -third as l....

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