Triceratops & White Rhinoceros compared
author: Walter B. Myers/Novapix
reference: t-din03-15453
Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 25 cm
An adult Triceratops from 68 million years ago is compared to a modern adult White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). The Triceratops is nearly 10 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 25,000 pounds*, while the White Rhinoceros is 6 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 7,000 pounds.
* Values are estimates only based upon available paleontological data.