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Dinosaur: Triceratops alticornis
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 4.7 m | 15.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.4 t | 3,086 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Hatcher
Year: 1907
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Colorado
Formation: Denver
Sources
Material: Horn cores.
References: Ostrom, J. H. & Wellnhofer, P. (1986) "The Munich specimen of Triceratops with a revision of the genus".
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