TRICERATOPS( A U D I O S L I D E S H O W )

The Dinosaurs of the Redpath Museum

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This teaching resource was made possible with funding from the PromoScience programme of NSERC.

Background: Discovery and Reconstruction

The Triceratops skull was discovered in Eastend, Saskatchewan in 2004 by Dr. Hans Larsson of McGill University and his students (collected under permit from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum).

Four hundred skull fragments were pieced together and a cast was made.

Photos: 1) Hans Larsson, Redpath Museum. 2) Torsten Bernhardt, Redpath Museum

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Triceratops Anatomy: Horns and Frill

Horns: Triceratopsmeans “three-horned face”

Frill

Photo: Jacky Farrell, Redpath Museum

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Triceratops Anatomy: Beak, Teeth, and Jaws

Beak Teeth

Jaw muscles passed through holes in the skull to attach to the frill

Photo: Jacky Farrell, Redpath Museum

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Triceratops Anatomy: Blood Vessels

Grooves left by blood vessels

Photo: Jacky Farrell, Redpath Museum

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What Colour Was the Head of a Triceratops?

Triceratops would have had a hard, keratinous layer covering most of its head. Similar to the beaks of birds, this layer may have been one colour or multicoloured.

Photos: USFWS National Digital Library (http://www.fws.gov/digitalmedia). Public domain.

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Acknowledgements

Concept, design, and production: Jacky Farrell

Script and narration: Bruno Paul Stenson

Scientific consultation: Dr. Hans Larsson

© McGill University 2009

This teaching resource was made possible with funding from the PromoScience programme of NSERC.

The Dinosaurs of the �Redpath MuseumBackground: Discovery and ReconstructionTriceratops Anatomy: Horns and FrillTriceratops Anatomy: �Beak, Teeth, and JawsTriceratops Anatomy: �Blood VesselsWhat Colour Was the Head of a Triceratops?Acknowledgements