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If you asked me the same question when I was about 10 years old, though, I would have immediately shot back “Triceratops!” Ol’ three-horned-face was the dinosaur I loved most—not least ...
Triceratops and Torosaurus were the same dinosaur at different stages of growth, according to new research. Since the late 1800s, scientists have believed that Triceratops and Torosaurus were two ...
Here’s how it works. Triceratops, with its three horns and bony frill around the back of its head, is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs. Its name is a combination of the Greek syllables tri ...
Members of the public can also learn more about Colorado’s dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals by visiting the Paleontology Hall in the museum’s Henderson Building on Main Campus. The Triceratops ...
This January, a new, full-scale skeleton of a Triceratops dinosaur came to campus, shining a light on Colorado’s ancient past—a time when creatures like this three-horned dinosaur tromped through ...
Triceratops was a massive herbivorous dinosaur with three sharp horns, a bony frill, and a strong body, roaming North America 68 million years ago. Triceratops had the longest horns among ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) A model of a triceratops rests outside the “Jurassic ...