Triceratops prorsus
species · (Marsh 1890) · accepted · extinct
17 fossil sites · 3 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
72.2–66 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
17 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 6 million years, from 72.2 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Triceratops prorsus was named in 1890 ((Marsh 1890)) — 136 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).