Triceratops elatus Marsh, 1891

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Object Details

Collector

Mr. John B. Hatcher

Geologic Age

Mesozoic / Cretaceous / Late / Maastrichtian

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Skull partial,

Stratigraphy

/ Lance Fm

Collection Date

23 Oct 1890

USNM Number

V1201

Type Citation

Lehman. 1990. Dinosaur Systematics:Perspectives And Approaches. 227,tf.16.14h.

Marsh. 1891. Am.Jour.Sci. 42 : 265.

Ostrom, J. H., Wellnhofer, P. 1990. Dinosaur Systematics:Perspectives And Approaches. tf.18.1d,p.247,251,tf.18.4.

Type Status

holotype

Place

Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States, North America

Published Name

Triceratops elatus Marsh, 1891

Triceratops horridus Marsh, 1889

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Paleogeneral

Types: Reptiles/Amphibians

Reptilia Primary Type

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Sauropsida Reptilia Archosauria Dinosauria Ornithischia Ceratopsia Ceratopsidae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fbcb1ba9-ca74-4cb2-a6d2-bdf224c88d8c

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3448761

Triceratops elatus Marsh, 1891

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