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|Species name = Triceratops
| image = Tricey full body.jpg
|aka = "three-hornee face"
| type = Reptile
|type = [[dinosaur]]
| affiliation  =  
|affiliation = none
| origin = [[Earth]]
|origin = Prehistoric [[Earth]]
|first = The Monsters from the Past (comic story)
|appearances = [[DW]]: [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]
| appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book (novel)}}|[[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''|[[TV]]: '' [[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[R&J (audio story)|R&J]]''}}
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| individuals = [[Tricey]]
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| clip = How do you start a Triceratops? - Doctor Who - Dinosaurs on a Spaceship - BBC
}}'''Triceratops''' was a type of herbivorous [[dinosaur]] on prehistoric [[Earth]]. They own three horns; two large ones at the top of their heads and a small one near their nose. Triceratops had a frill made of solid bone above their heads.


The triceratops were a kind of herbivous [[dinosaur]]s living on prehistoric [[Earth]]. They have two large horns at the top of their heads and one small one near their nose. They walk on all fours, weigh over a ton and can be very dangerous in a fight. They have a frill made of solid bone above their heads and eat with beaks. They, like all other [[dinosaur]]s, were wiped out when the [[Cybercontroller]]s ship crashed into [[Earth]]. [[The Doctor]] incountered a few that escaped to the [[1970]]s.
== Encounters ==
([[DW]]: [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]).
Triceratops were among the dinosaurs transported to the [[1970s]] by [[Whitaker (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Whitaker]] as part of [[Operation Golden Age]]. The [[Third Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]] found one in the [[London Underground]]. Using [[flare]]s, the Brigadier warded it away to give the Doctor time to plant explosives about the area. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'')


Triceratops is one of the most famous [[dinosaur]]s in the modern world, close to the [[Tyranosaurus-rex]]. Triceratops means "three-horned face". Many [[human]]s believed a [[Tyranosaurus-rex]] would easily win in a fight between it and a triceratops, but the [[2006]] documentary, "The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs", proved it wrong.
In an [[Silurian Earth|alternate universe]], Triceratops were one of the prehistoric species bought back from [[extinction]] by the [[Silurian]]s. Triceratops were allowed to roam free ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'')


[[Category:Creatures]]
The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]] once returned a baby Triceratops to its mother. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'')
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The Triceratops was worth 550 points in the ''[[I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'')
 
The last triceratops was exhibited in the [[Museum of the Last Ones]]. ([[PROSE]]:''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'')
 
Triceratops was among the species placed aboard the [[Silurian Ark]] to repopulate the Earth with after the catastrophe the [[Silurian]]s incorrectly predicted had passed. In the [[24th century]], when the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and his companions came aboard the Ark, they used a Triceratops, nicknamed [[Tricey]] as a mount. [[Solomon (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Solomon]] later had the Triceratops killed to make an example out of it.
 
Another Triceratops was on [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian]]'s [[postcard]]'s picture of [[Siluria]], indicating that the Ark had other Triceratops besides Tricey which were taken to Siluria by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] after he stopped the Ark from returning to Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'')
 
=== Alternative timelines ===
In a [[Alternate timeline (Supremacy of the Cybermen)|timeline]] created when [[Rassilon]] allied with the [[Cyberiad]], the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] invaded prehistoric Earth and upgraded various dinosaur species, including Triceratops. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')
 
== Similar creatures ==
[[File:Skaro Dinosars.jpg|thumb|The Triceratops of Skaro. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Planet of the Daleks (comic story)|The Planet of the Daleks]]'')]]
The [[planet]] [[Skaro]] was also home to creatures that resembled dinosaurs, specifically the Triceratops, but with only one horn. Normally peaceful herbivores, they would attack [[Dalek]]s on sight. The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Finney]] used a herd of these to destroy a group of Daleks that had taken them to Skaro. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Planet of the Daleks (comic story)|The Planet of the Daleks]]'')
 
The Triceratops was also native to the planet [[Raxas]], and along with the other Raxas dinosaurs, proved to be more than a match for a Dalek [[Dalek invasion of Raxas|attack]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Battle for Raxas (short story)|The Battle for Raxas]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Triceratops from ''Dinosaurs on a Spaceship'' appear as enemies in the [[video game]] ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]''.
 
== External links ==
{{Dwlx|Dinosaur}}
 
[[Category:Earth dinosaurs]]
[[Category:Species from the real world]]
[[Category:Specimens in MOTLO]]

Latest revision as of 04:47, 21 July 2024

Triceratops

Triceratops was a type of herbivorous dinosaur on prehistoric Earth. They own three horns; two large ones at the top of their heads and a small one near their nose. Triceratops had a frill made of solid bone above their heads.

Encounters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Triceratops were among the dinosaurs transported to the 1970s by Whitaker as part of Operation Golden Age. The Third Doctor and the Brigadier found one in the London Underground. Using flares, the Brigadier warded it away to give the Doctor time to plant explosives about the area. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)

In an alternate universe, Triceratops were one of the prehistoric species bought back from extinction by the Silurians. Triceratops were allowed to roam free (PROSE: Blood Heat)

The Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones once returned a baby Triceratops to its mother. (PROSE: Unnatural History)

The Triceratops was worth 550 points in the I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures. (PROSE: The Last Dodo)

The last triceratops was exhibited in the Museum of the Last Ones. (PROSE:The Last Dodo)

Triceratops was among the species placed aboard the Silurian Ark to repopulate the Earth with after the catastrophe the Silurians incorrectly predicted had passed. In the 24th century, when the Eleventh Doctor and his companions came aboard the Ark, they used a Triceratops, nicknamed Tricey as a mount. Solomon later had the Triceratops killed to make an example out of it.

Another Triceratops was on Brian's postcard's picture of Siluria, indicating that the Ark had other Triceratops besides Tricey which were taken to Siluria by the Eleventh Doctor after he stopped the Ark from returning to Earth. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)

Alternative timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a timeline created when Rassilon allied with the Cyberiad, the Cybermen invaded prehistoric Earth and upgraded various dinosaur species, including Triceratops. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen)

Similar creatures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Triceratops of Skaro. (COMIC: The Planet of the Daleks)

The planet Skaro was also home to creatures that resembled dinosaurs, specifically the Triceratops, but with only one horn. Normally peaceful herbivores, they would attack Daleks on sight. The Third Doctor and Finney used a herd of these to destroy a group of Daleks that had taken them to Skaro. (COMIC: The Planet of the Daleks)

The Triceratops was also native to the planet Raxas, and along with the other Raxas dinosaurs, proved to be more than a match for a Dalek attack. (PROSE: The Battle for Raxas)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Triceratops from Dinosaurs on a Spaceship appear as enemies in the video game Doctor Who: Legacy.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]