Specimen Name: Triceratops horridus
Common Name: Triceratops
Specimen Code: 04REPT00028-31
Acquisition Method: Purchased (2016)
Locale: Near Newcastle, Wyoming, USA
Formation: Lance Formation
Geologic Time Period: Late Cretaceous Period
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Tetrapoda – Amniota – Reptilia – Archosauria – Dinosauria – Ornithischia – Ceratopsidae – Chasmosaurinae – Triceratopsini – Triceratops – Horridus
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 28: A large piece of frill shaped like a pointing hand; it is brown and white in colour, with orangey and black markings and blood vessel trails
- Specimen 29: A white, rectangular piece of frill with blood vessel fissures
- Specimen 30: A small, grey piece of frill with a large blood vessel fissure
- Specimen 31: A small, grey crest edge
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 28: 86mm x 49mm x 29mm
- Specimen 29: 75mm x 41mm x 21mm
- Specimen 30: 55mm x 20mm x 25mm
- Specimen 31: 45mm x 22mm x 24mm
The Fossil Ark 