Troll_Man
patreon
WWD: Triceratops prorsus (adolescent)
🕑 Added 2023-08-21 10:31:12 +0000 UTCI completely redid the Triceratops to more accurately represent the individual in the episode, specified as being a "young" Triceratops (so about medium rhinoceros-sized instead of mega-elephant). Exactly how young is left ambiguous, but I thought this was a good opportunity to show the ontogenetic growth stages of Triceratops. The adult Triceratops will just be a Patreon exclusive until I figure out a use for it I suppose.
As previously mentioned, the head goes through a number of very notable changes, such as the snout lengthening, the frill curving upwards, the epoccipitals being much spikier in juveniles (giving the frill's rim a sawtoothed appearance), and the brow horns initially curving upwards before bending back down as they approached adulthood. It should also be noted that the brow horn appearance of Triceratops varied widely between individuals, some were exceptionally long, some were curved, some were straight, and some even pointed directly upwards. And of course sometimes they broke.
