Styracosaurus

The Styracosaurus

***Styracosaurus*** is a genus of Ceratopsian dinosaur that appears in Season 1 of Dinosaurs Battle World Championship.

 In DBWC

In DBWC, *Styracosaurus* is depicted almost completly with a dark brown color, with orange spots in places. Its neck frill and single nasal horn are very long. The *Styracosaurus* made it to the second round in DBWC, defeating the *Stegosaurus* but then being defeated by the *Pentaceratops*.

## In the Real World

***Styracosaurus*** is a genus of Ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in Northern Laramidia (Alberta, Canada) during the Late Cretaceous period, 75 million years ago. It was first discovered in 1913 in at Dinosaur Park Formation in Alberta. It was named *Styracosaurus albertensis*. In 1930, another species, *Styracosaurus ovatus* was discovered in Montana. The name *Styracosaurus* means "spiked lizard". The *Styracosaurus* was a bizarre Ceratopsian. Like *Centrosaurus*, it had a single long horn on its nasal cavity. This horn could reach up to 22 inches and in life, it would have been covered in a horns "sheath" made from keratin, making it longer. The *Styracosaurus* also had long spiked in its frill. This is unusual in Ceratopsians and only *Styracosaurus* and it's relatives possessed it. It had 3 horns on each side of its frill, with the bottom two overlapping at the base. The use of the horns and frill of *Styracosaurus* is a matter of debate. Perhaps the frill was used from display during mating seasons, as the large holes in the frill would have made it minimally effective as a defensive "shield". The horns perhaps were used in mating battle, where males would lock horns and shove eachother around. Or they could have been used as a weapon against predators like *Gorgosaurus*. *Styracosaurus* was a large herbivorous dinosaur, reaching lengths of 18 feet and weights of 3 short tons.

## Fighting Tactics

The *Styracosaurus* is a fearsome fighter, using its horn and bulk to kill enemies. It likes to lock its horns with enemy dinosaurs' horns and spikes, then rear and throw them off balance, allowing it to come in with its horn. In Styracosaurus vs Stegosaurus, *Stegosaurus* was seen repeatedly swinging its tail at *Styracosaurus*. But it's thagomizers got locked with its horns, allowing *Styracosaurus* to throw it off balance and kill it with its horn. In Pentaceratops vs Styracosaurus, it was seen doing a similar tactic by locking horns with the other ceratopsian. But the *Pentaceratops* was to agile and intelligent for it to work. The *Styracosaurus* would've died in that episode if it weren't for the *Pentaceratops* saving it from falling onto the spikes of the Thorny Canyon.

Styracosaurus's weapon
## Appearances

Styracosaurus vs Stegosaurus (first appearance)Pentaceratops vs Styracosaurus
## Trivia

* *Styracosaurus* is one of the few dinosaurs to survive at the end of a match after losing, the others that survived are *Gastonia*, *Amargasaurus*, *Pentaceratops*, and *Rubeosaurus*.

## Gallery

*Artistic reconstruction**Dinomaster appearance*
## Stage Locations

* Desert
* Thorny Canyon

## External Links

Styracosaurus vs Stegosaurus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chyb5JkhNoo

Styracosaurus vs Stegosaurus (Short) - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s9ygswxoofg

Pentaceratops vs Styracosaurus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdCnBZutag

Pentaceratops vs Styracosaurus (Short) - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A66gJnS5\_pA