Museum Claims ‘Unusual’ Dinosaur Fossil

Paleontologists at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science planned to unveil a “rare and unusual” dinosaur fossil on Monday.

The fossil from a Triceratops was found recently at a construction site by a paleontology volunteer, the museum said. The owner of the land in the Brighton area where the fossil was found has donated it to the museum.

Officials would not elaborate on the fossil’s significance.

Triceratops, which lived in the late Cretaceous period, were about 30 feet long, 10 feet tall and weighed six to 12 tons. The dinosaur is known for its bony skull plate and three horns.

There have been other Triceratops discoveries in Colorado.

A Triceratops fossil discovered during the construction of Coors Field led the Colorado Rockies to pick a dinosaur named Dinger as their mascot.

In 1999, the remains of four Triceratops were found when Westminster’s Westmoor Golf Course was being developed.