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Day 17 of Dinovember 2020

This impressive animal was about 4.5 meters long from the tip of its nose horn to the tip of its tail. The skull by itself is just under 2 meters long! As you might have guessed from its name, Kosmoceratops is a relative of the famous (and much larger) Triceratops.

With a grand total of 15 horns and spikes on its head, this dinosaur has been nicknamed “the horniest dinosaur ever" (groan). It has ten curled-up horns and spikes on its frill, two horns above each eye, one horn on the base of its nose, and one horn coming out of each cheek. You might think Kosmoceratops used their elaborate horns and frills for defense, but paleontologists think it is more likely that they used them to try to attract mates, much like a male peacock tries to impress a female hen with its multi-colored display feathers.

I decided to enhance this display function with the colors. Hopefully it didn't turn out to be too baboon-like.

Description

Day 17 of Dinovember 2020

This impressive animal was about 4.5 meters long from the tip of its nose horn to the tip of its tail. The skull by itself is just under 2 meters long! As you might have guessed from its name, Kosmoceratops is a relative of the famous (and much larger) Triceratops.

With a grand total of 15 horns and spikes on its head, this dinosaur has been nicknamed “the horniest dinosaur ever" (groan). It has ten curled-up horns and spikes on its frill, two horns above each eye, one horn on the base of its nose, and one horn coming out of each cheek. You might think Kosmoceratops used their elaborate horns and frills for defense, but paleontologists think it is more likely that they used them to try to attract mates, much like a male peacock tries to impress a female hen with its multi-colored display feathers.

I decided to enhance this display function with the colors. Hopefully it didn't turn out to be too baboon-like.