Torosaurus

† Torosaurus is a Late Cretaceous chasmosaurine ceratopsian from the Lance and Hell Creek Formations of the western United States. Its enormous frill bears large fenestrae and is among the largest of any ceratopsian, rivaling Pentaceratops.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Torosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Torosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.