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Object of the Week for June 30

Triceratops horridus Marsh, 1889

Check out this Triceratops Skull from the National Museum of Natural History! The Triceratops horridus lived between 66 and 68 million years ago and its name literally means 'three-horned face.'

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  1. Look at more detailed photos of the skull close up!
  2. See the 3D-scanned full triceratops skeleton!
  3. Take a virtual tour of the National Museum of Natural History - especially Deep Time!
  4. Explore: National Geographic facts about other dinos
  5. Learning Lab: Dinosaurs across the Smithsonian collected by SEEC
  6. Listen to the 'Dinosaur War' between paleontologists Marsh (who discovered the triceratops) and Cope