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I purchased it from eBay. It's from the Lance Formation of Eastern, WY. The exterior surface of the bone is pitted and has grooves just like a Triceratops brow horn. However, all of the Triceratops horns I have seen are conical, meaning they are round in cross section which this fossil is not. The cross section looks more triangular or diamond-like. This fossil has no compression or cracks in it which leads me to believe that the true cross section is more triangular or diamond-like than round in shape. The only other horns/spikes that would have surface bone texture like this and have that shape would be a large Ankylosaur side/shoulder spike. The fossil is partial so I cannot make a 100% definite ID either way so it is possibly a strangely shaped Triceratops brow horn section or a partial Ankylosaur side spike.
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Found this in Glendive, Montana (hell creek). The ranch is best known for triceratops and edmontosaurus. The back of it looks concave, almost like a socket, but the front appears naturally rounded, not like a fragment of a long bone. I'm not even sure whether this is a complete bone or a fragment off something larger. The sides have 2 symmetrical curves that look a little like partial eye or nose sockets (picture 2). Perhaps this is a piece of triceratops frill or a juvenile nose horn? It reminds me of a kneecap, but I think I remember reading nonavian dinosaurs lacked kneecaps. The ranch owners had no idea, said it reminded them of a toebone. I'm really curious what you guys make of this one.
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Found this in Glendive, Hell Creek formation. The ranch most commonly produces triceratops and hadrosaur, but when I looked at skeletons in a museum I couldn't seem to find a match. The first picture shows what appears to be a ball (part of a socket?) on the top back end of the bone. Any idea? Sorry the pictures aren't very descriptive- I'm a college kid and had to leave the bone at home. I didn't have the time to prep it:(
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Hi all, i win auction on this, can it be a part of Triceratops frill from Hell Creek? I hope yes but i am not sure. I hope you can help me. Thank you for that
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Hello, I was stopping through Indianapolis and gave their children's museum a try. It was surprisingly enjoyable! The museum covered topics from agriculture to racing to dinosaurs! These photos are from the dinosaur section. I followed the signs to the Dinosphere. I walked through the entrance and down the ramp. At the end of the ramp was a Sarcosuchus cast (no picture sorry). Following the path I emerged into a huge planetarium like structure filled with dinosaurs.
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I can't really tell if this had a single or double root. Cool shed tooth either way. The seller said it's from the Lance Formation, near Newcastle, Wyoming.
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Real Triceratops nasal horn?
-Andy- posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi all, I just purchased a large Triceratops nasal horn. I'm unfamiliar with Trikes fossils though. I believe it's real(which is why I bought it), but it's a pretty expensive buy, so I'd like your opinions on this piece. It comes from Glendive, Montana.
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Hey guys, I'm new to the forum and wanted to share a few Dinosaur teeth I have and see what you guys think of them. Thanks for looking!
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/rare-dinosaur-tooth-discovery-sheds-light-on-history-of-north-america/vi-BBBsJL7?ocid=edgsp Check out his cool video! Basically a Ceratopsian tooth discovered in Mississippi. From the Owl Creek Formation of sediments roughly 68-66 myo The gentleman that found it stated that ceratopsid fossils have never been found in the eastern US before!!
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Last Saturday I decided to try something new. I had made a couple of plaster casts in the past, but NEVER painted any before. I don't like painting the walls in my house so never though I would enjoy painting a replica but by golly it was a BLAST! To start with the casting I made 5 teeth, and 3 broke, but 2 came out somewhat decent. I decided to paint my 3 broken ones first just to try it. The fourth tooth in the pictures is a REAL fossil rom Hell Creek, not a cast! I did not have it with me while I was painting so I was just trying to go off of memory. I used a matte sealer for the root, and a high gloss sealer for the crown. They both have a shine to them though! Tell me what you guys and gals think! I promise I won't be offended, in fact if you can offend me you have done something no one has done before! Hmm which one is real? Nope not this one. It could use a little more blending at the crown and root I think. The mold I used seems a bit fabricated from the real deal, but it looks nice! I think the white I added on the tips bothers me the most, but I was trying to give it that shine. Lets see what the real deal looks like. Not the greatest trike tooth out there, but its nice! No idea what is going on with this side of it. A little enamel peel, but it is to be expected. I thought I remembered the crown being darker? Eh, its still a cool piece!
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From the album: Nigel's album
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From the album: Nigel's album
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Hi everyone! Just wanted to share with you all this great Triceratops tooth I recently acquired at a very low price! This is the first dinosaur tooth in my collection, and though it's small, I really like it!
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Hi everyone! I found this in Montana this summer, and I'm pretty sure it's a triceratops digit. If so, is there a way to tell which it is? Just bored and curious. Also, which side would the vale core have attached to? The bumpy, textured side? It was pretty shattered when I found it, so I pieced it together. The white stuff is pales putty I just haven't painted yet. Thank you! -Lauren
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I was raking leaves in the backyard, and in the water of a tiny stream in the wooded/swamp area i found what appears to be a large, petrified bone of some kind. Who can tell me what it is? Its hard and brittle like rock and ive found native american artifacts in the same area. Found in Channahon, Illinois.
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Did Triceratops horridus & T. prorsus just Evolve?
Troodon posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Reading technical papers (pdf) is like going to the dentist you would rather not do it but you may get something out of it and I'll try one every once and a while. Here is an interesting one that discusses the two Triceratops described in the Hell Creek Formation Triceratops horridus and Triceratops prorsus. The main authors of this paper are pretty well recognized Ceratopsian experts. The two species are basically identical and the only known differences are variations in cranial features like the length of the postorbital and nasal horns. This paper suggest that the long held hypothesis that the differences are just sexual or ontogenetic variations is not valid and is primarily an evolutionary transformation. In the attached figure they placed all known skulls stratigraphically across the entire Hell Creek Formation and found that T. horridus "features" were found only in the lower Hell Creek (L3) while the upper Hell Creek (U3)contained "features" of T. prorsus. The middle Hell Creek (M3) was a transitional zone. This transformation occurred in a relatively short period of time 1-2 million years and it's difficult to argue against sound evidence. The paper again supports the need to have good information on where your specimen comes from. To get a proper species identification it may not only be necessary to know the formation but specific locality. Paper pnas.201313334.pdf FYI ...R. Boessenecker (aka Boesse) was acknowledged in this paper Next we need to settle the debate around Triceratops and Torosaurus .
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Rooted worn tooth of a triceratops.
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From the album: expansa1's Album
Triceratops horridus humerus bone Length 25 inches 68-66 Million Years Ago Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation Montana North America© ©
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From the album: expansa1's Album
Triceratops horridus humerus bone 68-66 MYA. Late Cretaceous 25 inch (63.5cm)© ©
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Hello all, I am new to the forum, and I'd like to show you a work in progress of our young triceratops sculpture. The final product will be a resin wall mount. I hope you'll enjoy it !
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Are Triceratops Frill Fossils Considered 'dinosaur Skin'?
-Andy- posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I've always wanted to buy a piece of dinosaur skin. I often see hadrosaur skin or Edmontosaurus skin from USA online. These pieces often come in sizes of less than 2" for about 100 USD, and larger pieces 5" plus can go for 1000 USD. I find the price prohibitive. Instead, I am looking to buy a nice solid piece of triceratops frill. I saw some pictures, and was surprised to see the veins and bumps and patterns on them. Are triceratops frill fossils considered dinosaur skin as well? -
From the album: Dinosaur Fossils collection
Triceratops horridus fossils - Brow Horn, Frill and Teeth growth series -
From the album: Dinosaur Fossils collection
Triceratops rooted teeth growth series Genus: Triceratops horridus Geological Age: Cretaceous Locality: Hell Creek, Montana, USA -
From the album: Dinosaur Fossils collection
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So, I got a call from a collector about this "little" triceratops rib. Apparently, her cat decided it looked better on the floor than on its display stand! Boy was it in bad shape... On top of it all, the bone was very unstable and just touching it caused pieces to crumble off. So, I gave it the full treatment... 1. Paleo Bond stabilizer on the breaks as an adhesive. 2. A healthy dose of thinned PVA to soak in and stabilize the bone. 3. Magic Sculpt epoxy clay to fill the new cracks 4. A bit of custom acrylic paint to disguise the needed restoration
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