Chasmosaurus dinosaur facts, stats and image

CHASMOSAURUS

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PRONUNCIATION:

KAZ-muh-SAWR-us

TRANSLATION:

Cleft Lizard

ALSO KNOWN AS:

n/a

DESCRIPTION:

Herbivore, Quadrupedal

ORDER:

Ornithischia

SUBORDER:

Marginocephalia

INFRAORDER:

Ceratopsia

MICRO-ORDER:

Neoceratopsia

SUPERFAMILY:

n/a

FAMILY:

Ceratopsidae

HEIGHT:

8 feet (2.4 meters)

LENGTH:

17 feet (5.2 meters)

WEIGHT:

3,000 lbs (1,361 kg)

PERIOD:

Late Cretaceous

NOTES:

Chasmosaurus is one of the best known ceratopsians, because many more specimens have been discovered since the first remains were found in Alberta, Canada in 1901. Chasmosaurus had a small horn on its nose and two upward- curving horns on its brow. Its impressive frill is fairly fragile, making it relatively ineffective as a defense. It may have been used for intimidation.



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