Styracosaurus, means "Spiked lizard'' is a genus of ceratopsians that lived in North America during late cretaceous.Styracosaurus is one of the most well known of all ceratopsians, second only to its more famous relative, the
Triceratops. Styracosaurus
is part of the centrosaurine branch of ceratopsids, which are
categorised by their nose-horn being larger than their brow horns. Styracosaurus
also had common features found in all ceratopsians; a beaked mouth with
powerful molars for grinding down plant matter and cheek pouches to
store food for chewing. The most notable aspect of Styracosaurus is its impressive array of spikes across its frill.
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