Canadian dinosaurs · Drawing 18 of 32
Triceratops
Western Canada · Late Cretaceous
Two long horns above the eyes and another on the nose: here is Triceratops! Its beak helped it gather plants.
Did you know?
Its name means “three-horned face”.
Look together
Can you find all three horns?
An idea to try
Draw three triangles of different sizes.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Triceratops prorsus is documented by fossils from Saskatchewan and Alberta. The Canadian Museum of Nature has studied the Canadian specimens, including a partial skull collected in Saskatchewan in 1929. The functions of its horns and frill remain topics of research.
Look together: Can you find all three horns? Draw three triangles of different sizes.
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.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Never Enough TriceratopsSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
