Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 32 of 40
Triceratops
North America · Cretaceous
Triceratops had three horns and a large frill. Its beak helped it grasp plants.
Did you know?
Fossils are known from Canada and the United States.
Look together
Where are its three horns?
An idea to try
Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Triceratops horridus belongs to the end of the Cretaceous in North America. Fossils do not follow modern borders. A continent can contain several modern countries; an ancient animal did not belong to a political border.
Look together: Where are its three horns? Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: TriceratopsRecognize a frill, a beak and three main horns.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
