October 13, 2023
Dinosaur Bones Fossils Genuine Triceratops Dinosaur Rib Bone Awesome SD, USA
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Dinosaur Bones Fossil Genuine Triceratops Dinosaur Rib Bone This dinosaur rib bone is a Genuine Triceratops Dinosaur Bone. It has been prepped and repaired for a better presentation. It measures approximately 16 inches by 7 inches at it widest point. It comes with a display card. The bone is from the Hell Creek Formation, in South Dakota, USA. Triceratops is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur which lived during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period, around 68 to 65 million years ago (Mya) in what is now North America. It was one of the last dinosaur genera to appear before the great Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event. Bearing a large bony frill and three horns on its large four-legged body, and conjuring similarities with the modern rhinoceros, Triceratops is one of the most recognizable of all dinosaurs and the best known ceratopsid. It shared the landscape with and was preyed upon by the fearsome Tyrannosaurus , though it is less certain that the two did battle in the manner often depicted in traditional museum displays and popular images. The exact placement of the Triceratops genus within the ceratopsid group has been debated by paleontologists. Two species, T. horridus and T. prorsus , are considered valid although many other species have been named. Recent research suggests that the contemporaneous
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