14 Fun Facts About Triceratops: Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

Scientists first found this strange animal weathering out of the hillsides. The dirt would wash away, leaving fossilized, horned faces staring out of the cliffs. Scientists dug them out and studied them, and here are some things they have found out.

When was triceratops discovered?
When did triceratops live?
What was strange about triceratops’ skin?
How many teeth did triceratops have at one time?

Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. Triceratops was one of the strangest looking dinosaurs with its long horns and huge frill. How much do you know about them?

The Educational Version has activities that reinforce Common Core Curriculum Standards.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Sep 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301082056

Caitlind L. Alexander

Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

TRICERATOPS

by Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15-Minute Book

We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

Title page picture by Mo Kaiwen

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(c) Copyright 2011 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

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14 Fun Facts About Triceratops / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A brief look at some interesting facts about the dinosaur triceratops.

1. Triceratops. Juvenile Literature. 2. Dinosaurs. Juvenile Literature. 3. Fossils. Juvenile Literature. 4. Mesozoic Era. Juvenile Literature.

Reading Level: 6.5

Words: 1,814

Ages 8 and up.

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Triceratops was one of the most fearsome looking dinosaurs to walk the Earth. With three gigantic horns sticking out from their face, it was enough to inspire fear in their enemies.

Triceratops was one of the first dinosaurs discovered, and we have learned much about them since that time. Here are a few facts you might not know.

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Fact 1: Triceratops was discovered over 120 years ago!

Triceratops was first discovered in 1887. The first bones that were discovered were just the horns. Early scientists thought they looked a lot like bison horns.