Canadian dinosaurs · Drawing 17 of 32
Centrosaurus
Alberta · Late Cretaceous
A horn rose from Centrosaurus’s nose. A bony frill extended behind its head. It walked on four legs.
Did you know?
This horned dinosaur was a plant-eater.
Look together
Count the legs you can see.
An idea to try
Compare its frill with Styracosaurus’s frill.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Centrosaurus apertus is documented in Canada. Its nasal horn and frill are parts of its skull. Fossil comparisons help distinguish ceratopsians; the number of points visible in a drawing also depends on the viewing angle.
Look together: Count the legs you can see. Compare its frill with Styracosaurus’s frill.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction informed by fossils and scientific comparisons. The pose, colours and setting are not directly known. Animals are not drawn to the same scale.
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- Natural History Museum: CentrosaurusSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
