Torosaurus: 1891 - 2010

I don't know how many Paleontology buffs read this blog, but if you're out there with me this is about as big as this stuff gets. Writing in the Journal of Vertebrae Paleontology, Jack Horner (the "rock star" of fossil hunters) and John Scanella have concluded that Triceratops (discovered 1889) and the similar-looking Torosaurus (1891) are not differently-sized cousins of the same species; but rather a child and adult specimen of the same animal. As Triceratops (aka "kid version") was named first, both animals will now be known as such and Torosaurus will be stricken from the records.

The actual article is HERE: