Triceratops calicornis Marsh, 1898

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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 and partial skeleton

Stratigraphy

/ Lance Fm

Collection Date

11 Dec 1891

USNM Number

V4928

Type Citation

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

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

Paul. 1991. Modern Geology. 72, f.2.

Marsh. 1898. Am.Jour.Sci. 6 : 92.

Hatcher, J. B., Marsh, O. C., et al. 1907. The Ceratopsia. U.S.Geol.Survey Mon. XLIX.

Type Status

holotype

Place

Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States, North America

Published Name

Triceratops calicornis Marsh, 1898

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:/65665/3daa951cc-271a-4ed4-b262-f395fcb1a7d0

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3448872

Triceratops calicornis Marsh, 1898

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