Styracosaurus was a dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous Period about 75 million years ago. It has a single horn on its snout that is 2 feet long and at least eight horns on its neck frill. It was a relative of Centrosaurus and Monoclonius.
Description[]
Discovery[]
The first fossil remains of Styracosaurus were collected in Alberta, Canada by C. M. Sternberg (from an area now known as Dinosaur Provincial Park, in a formation now called the Dinosaur Park Formation) and named by Lawrence Lambe in 1913.
Physiology[]
Styracosaurus is a member of the Centrosaurinae. Other members of the clade include Centrosaurus (from which the group takes its name), Pachyrhinosaurus, Avaceratops, Einiosaurus, Albertaceratops, Achelousaurus, Brachyceratops, and Monoclonius, although these last two are dubious. Because of the variation between species and even individual specimens of centrosaurines, there has been much debate over which genera and species are valid.
Styracosaurus and other horned dinosaurs are often depicted in popular culture as herd animals. A bonebed composed of Styracosaurus remains is known from the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, about halfway up the formation.
In popular culture[]
Film[]
- Styracosaurus appeared in Disney's Dinosaur, particularly as Eema.
- Styracosaurus appeared in Disney Pixar's The Good Dinosaur named Forest woodbush with his horns look resemble to a Triceratops.
Television[]
- Styracosaurus appeared on Dinosaur King.
- Styracosaurus appeared on Dinosaur Train.
Games[]
- Styracosaurus appeared in a Roblox game called Dinosaur Simulator.
- Styracosaurus appeared in a Roblox game called Dinosaur World Mobile.
- Styracosaurus appears in Prehistoric Kingdom.
- Styracosaurus appeared in Jurassic World Evolution and Jurassic World Evolution 2.
Trivia[]
Etymology[]
- It's name means "Spiked lizard."
Other Notes[]
- To be added.
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