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Triceratops = Torosaurus (Jack is back!)

Galvasean · 2019-08-10 07:34:36

Recently we reported the 'new' ceratopsian dinosaur Ojoceratops, a possible ancestoor of both Triceratops and Torosaurus which had characteristics of both animals. According to controversial palaeontologist Jack Horner there is a very specific reason why this is the case: Triceratops and Torosaurus are one in the same.…

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Recently we reported the 'new' ceratopsian dinosaur Ojoceratops, a possible ancestoor of both Triceratops and Torosaurus which had characteristics of both animals. According to controversial palaeontologist Jack Horner there is a very specific reason why this is the case: Triceratops and Torosaurus are one in the same. Horner reckons Torosaurus, with their larger frills, are simply adult specimens of Triceratops.

Full article here.

Triceratops left, Torosaurus right.

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