Triceratops

Summary

Triceratops is a fossil taxon^[1]. Triceratops has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Triceratops's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Triceratops is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Triceratops belongs to the parent taxon Triceratopsini^[5].
• Triceratops's location of discovery is recorded as Hell Creek Formation^[6].
• Triceratops's location of discovery is recorded as Laramie Formation^[7].
• Triceratops's location of discovery is recorded as Evanston Formation^[8].
• Triceratops's location of discovery is recorded as Scollard Formation^[9].
• Triceratops's location of discovery is recorded as Lance Formation^[10].
• Triceratops's location of discovery is recorded as Denver Formation^[11].
• Triceratops's location of discovery is recorded as United States^[12].
• Triceratops's scientific name is Triceratops^[13].
• Triceratops's Commons category is recorded as Triceratops^[14].
• Triceratops's temporal range start is recorded as Maastrichtian^[15].
• Triceratops's temporal range end is recorded as Maastrichtian^[16].
• Triceratops began on -68000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Triceratops ended on -65000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Triceratops's IPA transcription is recorded as tɹaɪˈsæɹətɑps^[19].
• Triceratops's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Triceratops^[20].
• Triceratops's Commons gallery is recorded as Triceratops^[21].
• Triceratops's main food source is recorded as herbivore^[22].
• Triceratops's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Triceratops is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'التَرَيسِيرَاتوپس'}^[24].
• Triceratops is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'טריצרטופס'}^[25].
• Triceratops is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Трицератопс'}^[26].
• Triceratops is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '三角龍'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Triceratops is Triceratops^[13]. Triceratops is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Triceratops is classified within Triceratopsini^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'التَرَيسِيرَاتوپس'}^[24], {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'טריצרטופס'}^[25], {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Трицератопс'}^[26], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '三角龍'}^[27].

Identifiers

Triceratops's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1517501^[28]. Triceratops's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4531590^[29]. Triceratops's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823146^[30].

Why It Matters

Triceratops has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Triceratops is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]