Were Ceratopsians Like Hooded Seals?

[suspsy]

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/the-ridiculous-nasal-anatomy-of-giant-horned-dinosaurs/

I love that Darren Naish is willing to cross scientific boundaries and engage in very fun, harmless speculation. And for the record, I would totally buy a Triceratops figure with inflated nasal tissue. Get on it, Doug Watson!

[CarnegieCollector]

I don't know how I feel about this depiction.
I don't know if I should scream, laugh, or be intrigued. Or all three.     
It is really quite Intresting though, thanks for sharing! I like speculations like these.

[laticauda]

lt would completely accent its facial features.  A brightly colored head and flaring nostrils, whats not to love. 

[Archinto]

The enlarged naris probably housed fleshy folds packed with blood vessels for extra cooling when the animal breathed. I would imagine they were relatively fast moving creatures, and would need that nasal capacity for cooling like a dog uses its tongue when panting.

I not sold on them being used for display equipment.

[stargatedalek]

Perhaps not nearly so extravagant as the example, but the idea of them inflating to some degree makes a great deal of sense.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

It is an amusing image , I think. I do think it within possibility although not to the extreme shown. It does offer some thought ...given the massive size of a triceratops skull, they had to have some methods in place of venting braincase and skull heat. Some of these guys had massive heads that had to generate a lot of heat between eating, breathing and bellowing.

[Libraraptor]

It simply doesn´t feel right. I prefer Louis V. Reys depiction. Most probably there was more flesh and tissue in the faces of dinosaurs than in the oldschool shrink wrap portraits. But the kind of tissue shown here looks completely incredible and would even have impeded the animal while eating.

[suspsy]

http://kakureryoshix.deviantart.com/art/New-Look-Triceratops-646340460?ga_submit_new=10%253A1479398951