XL 0.8" Triceratops Fossil Tooth Lance Creek FM Cretaceous Dinosaur WY COA Display
Location: Lance Creek Formation, Weston County, Wyoming (Private Land Origin)
Weight: 0.2 Ounces
Dimensions: 0.8 Inches Long, 0.4 Inches Wide, 0.4 Inches Thick
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Cretaceous Age 66-83.5 million years old.
Name: Triceratops
Type: Herbivore
Size: 8 to 9 meters long.
Triceratops is a prime example of studying ceratopsid morphology and evolutionary adaptation. Weighing up to 9 metric tons, this Late Cretaceous herbivore had a massive skull with two brow horns, a nasal horn, and a short bony frill lined with small spikes.
Its jaw structure and teeth were specialized for chewing tough, fibrous vegetation, while fossilized puncture marks reveal frequent encounters with apex predators like Tyrannosaurus rex. Comparative analysis of skull and horn structures provides insight into defense, social behavior, and species identification, making Triceratops an essential subject for paleontological research.
Researchers rely on these fossils to study functional anatomy, herd dynamics, and the evolution of defensive traits among ceratopsians. Ursus spelaeus provides valuable context for predator-prey relationships within Late Cretaceous ecosystems.
