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Triceratops maximus



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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