Horns and frills
Three-horned face
Triceratops was one of the
largest of all the horned faces,
reaching about 10 m (33 ft) in
length when fully grown.
Age of the dinosaurs
What does the name Triceratops mean?
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Built like a rhinoceros, Triceratops is one of
the best-known of all dinosaurs. It belongs
to a group known as the
“horned face” dinosaurs
or ceratopsians.