Centrosaurus was a large, short-frilled ceratopsian. It had a huge
horn on its snout that was sometimes used for protection. Since the
animal was very heavy, its best defense was to stay low to the ground
and try to stab its predator(s). Centrosaurus's shield had two large
fontanelle, and the back of it often curved forward like bony hooks.
This plant-eating dinosaur grew up to twenty feet long. Centrosayrus
lived towards the end of the Cretaceous time period and has been
found in Alberta, Canada and Montana, United States.
Click here to go to a picture of a Centrosaurus that you can print out and color yourself.
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