Triceratops obtusus 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 partial, partial lower jaw, partial scapula

Stratigraphy

/ Lance Fm

Collection Date

1890

USNM Number

V4720

Type Citation

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

Ostrom, J. H., Wellnhofer, P. 1990. Dinosaur Systematics:Perspectives And Approaches.

Type Status

holotype

Place

Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States, North America

Published Name

Triceratops obtusus Marsh, 1898

Triceratops horridus Marsh, 1889

Triceratops sp

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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:/65665/3bdcf00a6-f74b-48b0-ba11-7c7924fa5633

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3448863

Triceratops obtusus Marsh, 1898

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