Period: The Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous Period about 72-65 million years ago.

Habitat: The Triceratops lived in Western North America.

Diet: The Triceratops was a herbivore (plant eater).

Size: The Triceratops was 30 feet long and 10 feet tall.

Description: The Triceratops walked on four extremely powerful legs. The Triceratops had many sharp flat teeth for eating plants. The Triceratops defended itself with its bone plate which it used as a shield and three sharp horns that were like knives.