Triceratops maximus

[Luis Rey <luisrey@ndirect.co.uk>]

When I worked with Bakker in Maximum Triceratops I tried to illustrate 
his ideas and his arguments the best I could.  One of the most 
controversial illustrations was (for me) tying two African elephants 
together to make for the weight of Triceratops maximus. I can't  
believe it could have been that heavy.
 Dr. Bob   wanted to  emphasize a point. He knows how to be  persuasive 
and eloquent. He may be proven wrong sometimes, but until his 
speculations  can also be quite believable.
What he didn't exaggerate was the overall size the animal and specially 
the size  of the skull.  I HAVE seen a Triceratops (I think it was 
horridus) skull the size of a Torosaurus' or even slightly bigger 
(about three meters long) sitting quietly on a shelf in a a warehouse 
of a museum in Utah (Provo I think it was).
It wasn't even on display. The frill may not have been as long but the 
the overall appearance of the skull was much more massive.


Luis Rey

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