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Skin Cast of Triceratops Dinosaur

Source info:

Author: Kentuckiana Mike
Date: 2015-07-25 20:30:00
Blog: Louisville Area Fossils
URL: http://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2015/07/skin-cast-of-triceratops-dinosaur.html

Summary:

This picture shows a cast of the skin texture of a Triceratops horridus dinosaur. The fossil was found in the Hell Creek Formation of Harding County, South Dakota USA. This animal existed in the late Cretaceous Period. Fossil cast was on display at Children's Museum of Indianapolis Dinosphere exhibit as of July 2015. The museum was founded in 1925 and consists of an approximate 44,000

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:Cretaceous [1]
Hell Creek Formation [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:Cretaceous [0.67]
Paleogene [0.1]
Mesozoic [0.67]
Cenozoic [0.1]
Phanerozoic [0.75]
Lower Paleocene [0.1]
Paleocene [0.1]
Upper Cretaceous [0.5]
Maastrichtian [0.1]

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
HardingUS45.579-103.494
Children's MuseumUS39.8102-86.1591

Keywords:

childrens museum of indianapolis, display, fossil, Harding County, Hell Creek Formation, Indianapolis Dinosphere exhibit, late Cretaceous Period, museum, picture, Skin Cast, skin texture, South Dakota, Triceratops Dinosaur, Triceratops horridus dinosaur, USA.

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