Scientific name	Torosaurus latus
Home era	Late Cretaceous
Creature type	Ceratopsian Dinosaur
Deaths caused	1
Appearances	Extinction Event

Torosaurus appeared in the Primeval novel Extinction Event.

FactsEdit

Torosaurus (meaning "Perforated Lizard") was a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur. It had one of the largest skulls of any land animal known after Pentaceratops, another ceratopsid dinosaur. Skull of Torosaurus reach 2.6 meters (8.5 ft) in length. From head to tail, Torosaurus probably measured about 7.6 meters (25 ft) long and weighed an estimated 4 to 6 tonnes (4.4 to 6.6 tons). In the book, the frills were able to change color for display. A recent investigation has revealed that it is probably a mature form of Triceratops rather than its own genus. Another investigation however, disproves this.

In PrimevalEdit

Episode 1.1Edit

A figure of Torosaurus is shown in Ben Trent's collection of figures when the Gorgonopsid attacks.

Extinction EventEdit

Several Torosauruses are seen. They were described as having huge frills, long horns and being aggressively unpredictable. In the first instance, a mother was killed while defending her calf. After that, her calf was killed by a female Tyrannosaurus. Later on, a large herd was found by a river and several of them were killed after a tank fired at them. The rest of the herd then attacked the tank and succeeded in killing the driver. The fate of the Torosaurus herd is unknown, although they may have been contained by the ARC.

TriviaEdit

• They are confused for Triceratops but for good reason, as Torosaurus is believed to be a mature form of Triceratops . A recent investigation proved that both are seperate species.
• They are in Walking with Dinosaurs.
• Torosaurus is often mistakenly translated as Bull Lizard because of its appearance, but really means Perforated Lizard.
• This is the first Ceratopsian to be encountered.
• It is the only Ceratopsian to kill a person.

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