Description
Location: Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming (Private Land Origin)
Weight: 1 Pound 2.7 Ounces
Dimensions: 4.7 Inches Long, 4 Inches Wide, 2.5 Inches Thick
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Name: Torosaurus
Type: Herbivore
Size: 7.5 to 9 meters long.
Torosaurus is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Cretaceous Period, about 68 to 66 million years ago, and weighed approximately 4 to 6 tons. Fossils of Torosaurus have been discovered in the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota, the Lance Creek Formation of Wyoming, and other locations across the United States and Canada, including Colorado.
Torosaurus is best known for having one of the largest skulls of any land animal. Its massive neck frill, which extended from the back of the skull and covered the neck, accounted for much of its head length. This frill was likely used for display or communication rather than for defense. Torosaurus differs from Triceratops in having a larger, thinner cranial frill that contained two large openings (fenestrae).
