Daze Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I've got another Triceratops frill piece coming my way soon. Just couldn't resist it, never seen one with so much detail and structure and so many blood grooves. Just love it. I was wondering considering the amount of blood grooves and the shape of it whether it could possibly come from the bottom part of the frill, close to the skull? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I can't answer your question, just wanted to say "WOW!" thats the most vascular piece of ceratopsian I've seen. 2 Professional fossil preparation services at Red Dirt Fossils, LLC. https://reddirtfossils.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 It's a splendiferous looking piece. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Beautiful preservation. How do you know this one and the last belongs to Triceratops its Ceratopsian. I wonder if this is the back end of a brow or nasal horn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opabinia Blues Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 The curvature and density of blood grooves suggests to me this is part of a horn. 1 “The worse the country, the more tortured it is by water and wind, the more broken and carved, the more it attracts fossil hunters, who depend on the planet to open itself to us. We can only scratch away at what natural forces have brought to the surface.” - Jack Horner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daze Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 You're right @Troodon, I should call it Ceratopsian. Brow or horn, hmm that's interesting. Never thought about that, could be. Either way, I'm in love with this piece haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 The uneven thickness suggests it is not so much frill as part of the rest of the skull. Base of a horn is quite possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatasaurus93 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I almost made an offer on this piece when I saw it. Nice pick up. I hadn't considered that it was part of a horn. Now that people in here have mentioned it, I can see sections on your piece that are extremely porous, reminicent of some horn core pieces in my collection. I circled some of the sections I'm talking about in this picture: Here are some comparative pics of the tip of a small nasal horn core from my collection: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daze Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) Thanks a lot guys! Just found these photos that show frills with a high density of blood grooves that I think look similar to my piece. So maybe it can't entirely be ruled out it's a frill piece? Regarding curvature, I notice that's also present in the frill, especially at the base of the frill. And the uneven thickness could be because of part of the bone broken off? Edited February 21, 2023 by Daze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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