Jul 11, 2011

Dinosaurs: Torosaurus

Torosaurus
Torosaurus (meaning "pierced lizard") was a was a large, plant eating dinosaur with three horns on its large head. Torosaurus hatched from eggs and may have lived in herds. Torosaurus was discovered by John Bell Hatcher and was named in 1891 by paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh.  Torosaurus was an herbivore, a plant eater it probably ate palms, and other low-lying plants with its tough, toothless beak.

It had the second-largest skull of any animal, 8.5 ft.    One short horn above its parrot-like beak and two longer horns above its eyes provided protection from predators.

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