4.1" Triceratops Fossil Beak Section Lance Creek FM Cretaceous Dinosaur WY COA
Location: Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming (Private Land Origin)
Weight: 7.1 Ounces
Dimensions: 4.1 Inches Long, 1.8 Inches Wide, 1.4 Inches Thick
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Late Cretaceous, 83.5 - 66 million years old.
Name: Triceratops
Type: Herbivore
Size: 8 to 9 meters long.
Triceratops is a genus of large herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaurs that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 million years ago. This massive quadrupedal dinosaur weighed between 5 and 9 metric tons and is instantly recognizable by its three prominent facial horns—two long horns above the eyes and a smaller nasal horn—as well as its expansive bony frill at the back of the skull. The frill was lined with numerous small spikes, offering added protection against predators.
With a large skull relative to its body and a short neck frill, Triceratops was well-adapted to defend itself in an ecosystem dominated by apex predators like Tyrannosaurus rex, which likely hunted it. Its horns and frill served both as a defense mechanism and a visual display for social interactions.
Triceratops remains one of the most iconic ceratopsian dinosaurs, showcasing the remarkable diversity and evolutionary adaptations of herbivores in the Late Cretaceous of North America, and continues to captivate scientists and dinosaur enthusiasts alike.
