Triceratops information
Does anybody know or have any additional information regarding the triceratops model on the SD card, other than "Triceratops" and "Colorado"? I printed and painted the model and it came out spectacular, I want to display it with accurate information, but that's all the information I have. Is it T. prorsus or T. horridus? Where in Colorado was it found? Is it in a museum now? Which museum?
It seems to be part of the "Scan the World" initiative, but I hope that amount of information isn't typical for each item.
RE: Triceratops information
Is this the source?
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/21/us/construction-workers-triceratops-trnd/index.html
Buried is this tidbit:
RE: Triceratops information
No, sorry, I should have included it. It's here at MyMiniFactory. I posted a question on that page too, but the comments section is a bit outdated. One of the commenters says he's the original modeller, so hopefully he comes back from time to time.
From what I see from a Torosaurus search, the frill is much more elongated and rounder. Interestingly, there's some controversy over whether or not it's a separate species or skulls from differently aged specimens of the same species.
RE: Triceratops information
Yeah - I spent a few hours reading about the animal while I printed my copy - the two, three or five horns and holes or lack of hole in the frill were all strangely similar to me; but I wouldn't be able to differentiate a hornless rhino skull from a hippo skull. lol
But then reading this summary hints mixing species isn't uncommon:
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-triceratops-34038