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'''''Styracosaurus''''' was a medium-sized Ceratopsian that lived in the Late Cretaceous of North America. It had many sharp spikes along it's frill, and a horn on it's nose. There is some doubt about the effectiveness of the horns on the frill for defense. As they extended back over the neck, they certainly would have afforded some protection against predators and would have looked formidably threatening when viewed from the front, but as they stuck out to the side, they would have been difficult to employ as stabbing weapons. It is possible that the elaborate horned frill, which would have been covered with skin, served more as an accoutrement for courtship display than as a weapon of defense.
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'''''Styracosaurus''''' was a medium-sized Ceratopsian that lived in the Late Cretaceous of North America. It had many sharp spikes along its frill, and a horn on its nose. There is some doubt about the effectiveness of the horns on the frill for defense. As they extended back over the neck, they certainly would have afforded some protection against predators and would have looked formidably threatening when viewed from the front, but as they stuck out to the side, they would have been difficult to employ as stabbing weapons. It is possible that the elaborate horned frill, which would have been covered with skin, served more as an accoutrement for courtship display than as a weapon of defense.
   
 
In the game [[Jurassic Park: Explorer]] the following information is given about this creature:
 
In the game [[Jurassic Park: Explorer]] the following information is given about this creature:

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Styracosaurus was a medium-sized Ceratopsian that lived in the Late Cretaceous of North America. It had many sharp spikes along its frill, and a horn on its nose. There is some doubt about the effectiveness of the horns on the frill for defense. As they extended back over the neck, they certainly would have afforded some protection against predators and would have looked formidably threatening when viewed from the front, but as they stuck out to the side, they would have been difficult to employ as stabbing weapons. It is possible that the elaborate horned frill, which would have been covered with skin, served more as an accoutrement for courtship display than as a weapon of defense.

In the game Jurassic Park: Explorer the following information is given about this creature:

Styracosaurus traveled in herds and cared for its young after they hatched. Evidence for herding behavior comes from a bone bed in Arizona where fossils from over one hundred Styracosaurus individuals were discoved.

More real-life information: Styracosaurus at Wikipedia

In the novels

Styracosaurus was on the InGen list of dinosaurs, the park had a herd that contained 18 individuals (although they were never seen on the tour, and only mentioned.). Over the course of the book, 11 were killed and the remaining seven were killed by the bombs. Styracosaurus is never seen in the movies.

Jurassic Park-inspired games

  • Styracosaurus is featured as a two-star small herbivore in the game Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis. It uses its nose horn to attack small carnivores, although it spends much time running in circles around them and grunting instead of attacking. The Styracosaurus usually move in herds with Triceratops or Torosaurus.
  • Styracosaurus is a playable dinosaur in Warpath: Jurassic Park, which has the same movement with Triceratops, and it fights somewhat in the same fighting style. The Styracosaurus has 3 colors: aquamarine, orange, and purple.
  • Styracosaurus is No. 098 of the Herbivore Twos that can be created in Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.
  • Styracosaurus is featured in the DVD game Jurassic Park: Explorer.

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Playable Warpath Dinosaurs
AcrocanthosaurusAlbertosaurusAnkylosaurusCarcharodontosaurusCryolophosaurusGiganotosaurusMegaraptorPachycephalosaurusSpinosaurusStygimolochStyracosaurusSuchomimusTriceratopsTyrannosaurus rex