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Despite its massive size, scientists estimate that Triceratops could run at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) when it needed to!

The first Triceratops fossil was discovered in 1887 near Denver, Colorado, by George Lyman Cannon!

The bones in Pterodactylus’s neck were specially adapted to support its head during flight!

Allosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 145 million years ago, which was about 80 million years before Tyrannosaurus Rex!

Scientists think Pterodactylus could fly for long periods without getting tired, thanks to its efficient muscles and lightweight skeleton!