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- noun Any
herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Torosaurus
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Examples
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Now Scannella and Horner say that triceratops is merely the juvenile form of torosaurus.
Triceratops Was Juvenile Form Of Another Species Of Dinosaur, Scientists Say 2010
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Scannella and Horner's findings would help explain why only adult torosaurus fossils have ever been uncovered.
Triceratops Was Juvenile Form Of Another Species Of Dinosaur, Scientists Say 2010
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Finally it became fenestrated, producing the classic torosaurus form.
Triceratops Was Juvenile Form Of Another Species Of Dinosaur, Scientists Say 2010
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After comparing the skull shape of the triceratops to that of its close relative, the torosaurus, researchers John Scannella and Jack Horner concluded that the triceratops may actually be a juvenile form of the torosaurus (not an entirely different species), as dinosaurs 'skulls could change shapes during their lifetime.
Triceratops Was Juvenile Form Of Another Species Of Dinosaur, Scientists Say 2010
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This discovery comes from a study of the iconic dinosaur triceratops and its close relative torosaurus.
Archive 2010-07-25 Bill Crider 2010
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According to New Scientist, "torosaurus will now be abolished as a species and specimens reassigned to triceratops."
Triceratops Was Juvenile Form Of Another Species Of Dinosaur, Scientists Say 2010
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An online outcry greeted the amalgamation of everyone's favourite dinosaur - triceratops - with the obscure torosaurus
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After all, if the torosaurus had been described first, triceratops occasionally amuse themselves when naming things, the process is actually quite formal, often overseen by august bodies and learned societies whose primary concern is scientific rigour.
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An online outcry greeted the amalgamation of everyone's favourite dinosaur - triceratops - with the obscure torosaurus
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An online outcry greeted the amalgamation of everyone's favourite dinosaur - triceratops - with the obscure torosaurus
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