Styracosaurus Facts for Kids

22 Styracosaurus Facts For Kids

1. The Styracosaurus was a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period.
2. Styracosaurus was a large armored quadrupedal ceratopsian.
3. The Styracosaurus was herbivorous and ate plant matter (foliage, plants, vegetation, etc.)
4. You pronounce the name Styracosaurus by saying: “sty-RAK-oh-sore-us”.
5. The meaning of the dinosaur name Styracosaurus is “spiked lizard”.
6. There is one species of Styracosaurus recognized by paleontologists.
7. The type species for the Styracosaurus is Styracosaurus albertensis.
8. There is still debate if there a second species of Styracaceous called Styracosaurus ovatus.
9. American Canadian paleontologist Charlies Mortram Sternberg was the first person to discover a Styracosaurus specimen in 1913.
10. Canadian paleontologist Lawrence Lambe was the first person to scientifically described the Styracosaurus in 1913.
11. The holotype specimen for Styracosaurus is CMN (NMC) 344.
12. The Styracosaurus was estimated to have an average body length between 16 and 18 feet.
13. The Styracosaurus was estimated to have an average body weight between 2 and 3 tons.
14. The lifespan of the Styracosaurus is estimated to have been between 35 and 45 years.
15. The running speed of the Styracosaurus is estimated to have been between 15 and 25 miles per hour.
16. The Styracosaurus has a rhinoceros-shaped body and a similar appearance to the Triceratops.
17. The Styracosaurus had a nose horn and at least four large spikes in its neck frill.
18. The length of the nose horn on the Styracosaurus was between 20 and 22 inches.
19. The length of the large spikes in the neck frill of a Styracosaurus were between 20 and 22 inches.
20. Paleontologists believe the Styracosaurus was a social dinosaur and traveled in herds.
21. A fully grown adult Styracosaurus most likely did not have to worry about predators, like the Albertosaurus that lived at around the same time.
22. The Styracosaurus appeared in the 1933 movie King Kong in the lost pit scene.

Styracosaurus Pictures

There is a saying that claims a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true then the below images will help you with your research on the Styracosaurus. The below you will find three pictures related to the Styracosaurus dinosaur. These pictures should give you a bettering understanding of the Styracosaurus and what it may have looked like.

A picture of a Styracosaurus in a desert.

A picture of two Styracosaurus fighting a snake.

A picture of a Styracosaurus roaring.