4.6" Triceratops Fossil Rib Bone Lance Creek FM Cretaceous Dinosaur WY COA
Location: Lance Creek Formation, Weston County, Wyoming (Private Land Origin)
Weight: 4.7 Ounces
Dimensions: 4.6 Inches Long, 2.4 Inches Wide, 0.7 Inches Thick
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Late Cretaceous, 66-68 million years old.
Name: Triceratops
Type: Herbivore
Size: 8 to 9 meters long.
Triceratops, a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaurs, emerged during the Late Cretaceous period approximately 68 million years ago, with an estimated weight ranging from 5 to 9 metric tons. These substantial quadrupeds are distinguished by three prominent horns and a distinctive bony frill extending from the rear of their skull. The skull of Triceratops was notably large relative to its body, featuring a short neck frill and a trio of horns—the two above the eyes being the most imposing, contrasted by a smaller nasal horn projecting from the snout. Complementing these features were numerous small spikes that adorned the edge of the expanded cranial frill. Triceratops inhabited the same ecosystems as, and likely fell prey to, the formidable Tyrannosaurus Rex.
