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Meet the Zoo's Dinosaurs

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Styracosaurus Baby

What's in a Name? Name means "spiked lizard"

Description: A fast-running and herding animal, this dinosaur had horns and spikes on its head either for protection, for mating, or for removing heat from the body like an elephant.

Diet: Herbivore

Lived during: Late Cretaceous Period about 76 to 65 million years ago

Lived in: North America