Triceratops: What Were the Horns and Frill For?

Few dinosaur skulls are easier to recognize. A beak at the front. Two long brow horns.

Inside this episode:

- Meet The Three-Horned Face - What A Horn Really Was - The Feeding Machine - Defense Against T. Rex - Horns Against Horns

Sources include the references linked below.

Sources and further reading: - [Natural History Museum, Triceratops](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/triceratops.html) - [Smithsonian Institution, Deep Time fossil hall fact sheet](https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/factsheets/david-h-koch-hall-fossils-deep-time)

This episode is a researched science explainer. Evidence and interpretations can change as new discoveries are made; material uncertainty is stated in context.

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