Ceratopsian Line At the @sauriermuseumaathal there is a line of ceratopsian skulls. I am not sure what criteria were used for this particular order but it looks cool no matter! #Protoceratops - the “classic” thanks to being found on the Mongolian expeditions and named over 100 years ago. Mix in beautiful specimens and it’s obvious why tis a staple in every museum. #Agujaceratops is known from the Aguja Formation of Texas. This is a juvenile, the adult gets substantially larger with much bigger h

Three glorious ceratopsian #dinosaurs! Only two bones are required to be a member of the horned dinosaurs: big jugal and a rostral bone. I have labeled them for each of these spectacular specimens. The jugal bone flares from the side of the skull. The rostral is the “upper lip,” a triangular-shaped bone that occupies the front of the upper jaw, unique to #ceratopsians. Psittacosaurus, “parrot lizard,” Osborn 1923 lived in the Early #Cretaceous of Mongolia (and elsewhere) 120-100 mya. Despite bei

Largest Triceratops skull on display! Nearly nine and a half feet long, six and a half feet wide! I carry a laser measuring device with me everywhere to measure sauropod limb bones. I also use it to measure ceratopsian skulls on display. It’s a hobby! 🙂. This specimen is at the Brigham Young University Museum of Paleontology in Provo, Utah. It is a cast of a massive #Triceratops. The frill is 1950 mm (6.4’) at its widest point. From the base of the left horn core to the natural indentation at t