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OCR: HUGE MUSCLES Sets of muscles connected the hips to the spine and supported Triceratops' bulky body, balancing it over the hindlimbs. TAIL Most scientists agree that Triceratops walked with its tail held above the ground. TOUGH SKIN Impressions of fossilized dinosaur skin are rare but those found indicate that most dinosaurs had thick, scaly skin like of some living reptiles. POWERFUL LEGS Triceratops was a bulky, thick- set plant-eater, that weighed around 6 tonnes (6 1/2 tons). However, it was capable of short bursts of speed, reaching up to 26.4 km/h (16 1/2 mph).