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Centrosaurus

Centrosaurus

Pronunciation:: Cen-TROH-sore-us
Name meaning:: 'sharp pointed lizard'

Centrosaurus

ceratopsian silhouette

Type of dinosaur:: ceratopsian
Length:: 6.0m
Weight:: 1000kg

Diet:: herbivorous
Teeth:: horny beak
Food:: tough plant material
How it moved:: on 4 legs
When it lived:: Late Cretaceous, 76-74 million years ago
Found in:: Canada

Centrosaurus had one horn on its snout and spines around the back of its neck frill.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Marginocephalia, Ceratopsia, Neoceratopsia, Coronosauria, Ceratopsidae, Centrosaurinae
Type species:: apertus

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