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Dinosaur: Triceratops eurycephalus
Cretaceous: 72.1–66 Ma
| Length*: | 5.6 m | 18.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.4 t | 5,291 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: S > Triceratops horridus
Author: Schlaikjer
Year: 1935
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Wyoming
Formation: Lance
Sources
Material: Incomplete skull and skeleton fragments.
References: Ostrom, J. H. & Wellnhofer, P. (1986) "The Munich specimen of Triceratops with a revision of the genus".
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