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Torosaurus
Torosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived in the late
Cretaceous period,
about 70 to 65 million years ago,
and was one of the
dinosaurs that died out in the Cretaceous-Tertiary
extinction
65 million years ago.
Torosaurus was upto 25 feet (7.7 meters) long and 7 feet (2 meters) tall,
weighed around 4 tons, and in many ways resembled its more familiar
relative,
Triceratops.
Torosaurus had one of the largest skulls of animal land animal known,
reaching up to 8½ feet (2.6 meters) in length.
Torosaurus was named by the famous American fossil-hunter
Othniel C. Marsh
in 1891.
Its name means "pierced lizard".
Torosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 70 to 65 million years ago
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Torosaurus Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Torosaurus:
- Torosaurus was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Torosaurus" means "pierced lizard". This name was chosen by Othniel C. Marsh in 1891.
- Torosaurus was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Torosaurus was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Torosaurus was a Ceratopsian - a member of a group of related herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaurs with beaks, many of which had neck frills and horns as well.
- Torosaurus lived between about 70 million years ago and 65 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
- Torosaurus was one of the dinosaurs which died out during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic Era.
- Torosaurus lived in North America and Asia.
- Torosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater).
- Torosaurus was about 25 feet (7.7 meters) long, and about 7 feet (2 meters) tall.
- Torosaurus weighed about 4 tons.
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By Dougal Dixon
Brand: Picture Window Books Released: September 1st, 2008 Library Binding (24 pages)
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- ISBN: 1404847162
- EAN: 9781404847163
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- Number of Pages: 24
- Author: Dougal Dixon
- Publication Date: September 1st, 2008
- Release Date: September 1st, 2008
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By Tom Parker
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By Peter Dodson
Brand: Princeton University Press Released: March 30th, 1998 Paperback (360 pages)
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- ISBN: 0691059004
- EAN: 9780691059006
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 360
- Author: Peter Dodson
- Publication Date: March 30th, 1998
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By KidCaps
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- ISBN: 147757137X
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- PartNumber: black & white illustrations
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- Author: KidCaps
- Publication Date: May 30th, 2012
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By Thom Holmes
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- ISBN: 0766014525
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- Number of Pages: 128
- Authors: Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes
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Details:Physical Description:- Size: 3.149606296 Inches by 5.511811018 Inches by 1.7716535415 Inches
- Weight: 0.1984160358 Pounds
Features:- FUN FACTS: Torosaurus means "Perforated Lizard". Torosaurus had the longest skull of any land animal.
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- PRODUCT SPECS: CollectA's Torosaurus measures 5.5" L x 3.1" H and is realistic and lifelike down to its distinctive bony frill and jutting horns.
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- Publication Date: July 27th, 2020
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