Einiosaurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Einiosaurus is a genus of herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous period in northeastern North America. Its relatives are Triceratops, Styracosaurus, Utahceratops, etc. The smallest ceratopsian was Protoceratops which was the size of a pig. Einiosaurus was a group-living herbivorous dinosaur of the Ceratopsidae family. Einiosaurus had 3 horns that it used to defend itself from carnivores. But its relative, Styracosaurus had 7 horns. The largest ceratopsian dinosaur was Utahceratops with a length of almost 3m.
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