Triceratops prorsus

† Triceratops prorsus is the second species of Triceratops, distinguished from T. horridus by a shorter, broader nasal horn. Both species coexisted at the very end of the Cretaceous and represent the last surviving ceratopsians before the K-Pg extinction.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Triceratops prorsus 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

Triceratops prorsus 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.