Styracosaurus Dinosaur Facts

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"Now, his antecedent is the styracosaurus here, meaning the spiked lizard, obviously because of this brigative ray of spikes on his frill. He was actually from basically the middle cretaceous. He would have predated this creature right here. He's actually slightly smaller. He would have been perhaps six to eight feet tall. Bigger than a rhinoceros perhaps a bit smaller than your typical elephant. Again, anywhere from ten to fifteen feet in length. The horn in the front certainly could have served for defense, but this beautiful array back here looks like it was more for display, perhaps for attracting mates. Certainly looks very attractive to me. The styracosaurus."