1.5" Triceratops Fossil Jaw Section Cretaceous Dinosaur Lance Creek FM MT COA

Location: Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming (Private Land Origin) Weight: 1.1 Ounces Dimensions: 1.5 Inches Long, 1.6 Inches Wide, 0.9 Inches Thick Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The item pictured is the one you will receive.  This is a genuine fossil. Late Cretaceous, 83.5 - 66  million years old. Name: Triceratops Type: Herbivore Size: 8 to 9 meters long. Triceratops is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaurs that first appeared during the Late Cretaceous period about 68 million years ago and weighed about 5 to 9 metric tons. They are large quadrupedal ceratopsian dinosaurs with three prominent horns and a bone frill at the back of their skull. Triceratops had a large skull in comparison to its body size, with a short neck frill that rose up from the back and three horns. The two horns that rose up from above the eyes were the largest, while the nasal horn that pointed up from the snout was much smaller. In addition to its three prominent horns, it possessed numerous sm