Styracosaurus

Styracosaurus
Classification
Name	Styracosaurus albertensis
Name Meaning	Alberta's Spiked Lizard
Species	Dinosaur
Family	Ceratopsidae
Diet	Herbivore
Physiology
Description	Ceratopsian with single large horn and spikes frill
Attributes	Single large horn; crowned frill
Height	2 m (6.56 ft)
Length	5.6 m (18.37 ft)
Weight	3 t (6,613 lb)
Biography
Era	Late Cretaceous
Time	75 to 65 MYA
Discovered	1913
Locations	North America

Styracosaurus (name meaning "Spiked Lizard") is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that originated during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now North America. Measuring around five meters long and weighing three tons, this dinosaur is recognizable via the single horn protruding from its nose and the long parietal spikes extending from its neck frill.

In the Series 2 episode "Super Croc II: River of Death", a herd of Styracosaurus (consisting of seven adults, and five juveniles) were brought to the park from Late Cretaceous Alberta 75 million years ago. They reside in the Ceratopsian Grasslands Enclosure and recently welcomed hatchlings into the herd.

Facts

Physical Attributes

Styracosaurus skeleton

Trivia

• The sound effects of Styracosaurus are the sound effects of bear, cattle, and elephant, as well as Hammerhead Titanothere sounds from Avatar, and Styracosaurus sounds from Son of Kong and The Valley of Gwangi.