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Triceratops sp

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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

    Appendicular element, metatarsal

    Stratigraphy

    / Hell Creek Fm

    Collection Date

    Jul 1888

    USNM Number

    V5804

    Place

    Montana, United States, North America

    Published Name

    Triceratops sp

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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:/65665/35fcb7dc0-0780-4835-92db-3203679a0522

    Record ID

    nmnhpaleobiology_3383615

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