Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Holotype

 This is the fossilized skull of a panoplosaurus, an armoured herbivore.

Here we have a leptoceratops, an archaic cousin of the horned dinosaurs that lived at the same time as the others.


Hello, beastie.


Fossilized skin impressions, droppings, and footprints tell paleontologists a lot.


Styracosaurus was one of the horned dinosaurs.


In the background casing is an example of anchiceratops.


Below is a holotype- the first example discovered of a species. Chasmosaurus irvinensis is yet another of the family of horned dinosaurs.


Triceratops is one of those dinosaurs whose name is the earliest learned by children.

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    1. Between it and T Rex, those are the first we seem to learn.

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  2. Those skeletons are really impressive.

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  3. Fascinating post and photos ~ thanks ^_^

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  4. They were such unusual looking creatures.

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  5. They must have been scary looking.

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  6. oh wow! I bet they were frightening in real life!

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  7. The dinosaurs are amazing, great exhibit. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  8. ...Blogger is driving me nuts, this post JUST appeared on my reader list! I'm sorry to be late for the party!

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