Triceratops has always been my favorite dinosaur. But, according to an article linked at BoingBoing, triceratops may actually just be the juvenile form of torosaurus.
It's a fascinating read, and, as it says on BoingBoing, demonstrates the difficulty of studying animal species that have been extinct for millions of years, and which no one has ever seen alive.
It's still my favorite dinosaur, but if it comes down to it, I am really going to miss the name triceratops.
Paleontology is endlessly fascinating.
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Triceratops (Not Triceratops)
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