Triceratops prorsus Marsh, 1890

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Object Details

Collector

Hatcher

Sullins

Geologic Age

Mesozoic / Cretaceous / Late / Maastrichtian

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Skull element, partial horncore

Stratigraphy

/ Lance Fm

Collection Date

1891

USNM Number

V8047

Place

Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States, North America

Published Name

Triceratops prorsus Marsh, 1890

Triceratops horridus Marsh, 1889

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Paleogeneral

Reptiles/Amphibians

Reptilia Dinosauria Ceratopsia

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:/65665/322148587-b3fb-4e72-93f0-34c581fd1b5b

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3383646