The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14
HORN DINOSlrMS SkrLL.
Natural History WHseum HAS . Fine
Specimen wants Here II %.

Specimen wants We're Of u.
The mammoth skull and Jaws Of great
horn dinosaur. or trioeratops, a. the
animal is known TO scientlsta. has Just
been restored and 10 now mounted ready
tor exhibition In the Dnosaur Hall a. the
American Museum " Natural History.
This remarkable specimen Of the dino.
saur once lived in the age Of reptiles.
according tn science about AGO.. OOO or
more years ago. when Il siAlked about
with armor plated body and head. which
were Developed. no doubt, TO resist the
attacks Of the huge tyrannosaurls Of
the same period.
The dinosaur skull Al the museum vas
discovered by Barnum Brown Of the
department of vertebrate pals1ntology
last wear IN his expedition in the Wild
lands % central Montana. II 10 the
largest skull of any land animal known
to science and is about seven feet long.
which Ia about one-third " its length in
lie. and tips the scales at nearly 90
pounds
In proportion ~ tho size 81 its head
the brain u the animal IL said % bs alb
normally small and indicates a very low
development Of intelligence II - ~
smal that u can he easily held in a single
hand The igiCPratops was a land ami
NAL. provided with enormous horns n
protect itself from IN" attacks ~ tho
camiver'us dinosaur. which preyed on
herbivorous animals. Il was equipped
with a strong parrotlike boak and q
battery u double rooted teeth. this being
the only reptile known ~ favored by
nature
The animal vas about eight feet tall
and probably was twenty feet bong II
~ impossible. scientists say, q estimate
the weight ~ the dinosaur exactly. but
some idea may he formed " its size
from the gigantic proportions n the skull
and other portions ~ the skeleton
Mrssrs. Barnun Brown and Walter
Granger ~ he museum stan who have
been making h'd expeditions IN the
West for twenty wears. plan IN leave tho
city this week on their annual trip - the
Had Lanes country and will visit Wyoming
and Montana Mr Brown has been
hunting the cretaceOus dnOsaur ont
West sinc,. 1902 and usually succeeds in
bringing back az least one skeleton every
FAIR average he has BEEN successfill
IN his pursuit ~ the duck bill and car
1Iyerrus types " the dinosauT, and this
year he hopes - complete his find Of The
skeleton ~ ,he horn dinOsaur the skull
n which has recently been mounted az
tho museum.
Walter Granger will travel through
The Wind River Blsln IN search II speci-
mems II the four tled horse and other
,pegIos It extinct animals ~ various
! lnds
4 group II the duck bill dinOsaur has
been placed On exhibition m the museum
and within the present year skeleton
groups oi the great CaTnIyerOus dtnosauT
" no b. exhibited IN Dinoslif Hall The
museum has secured three skeletons Of the
~arnivsrous dinOsaur 81 the crataoeoua
period. al found by Mr. Brown. The
first specimen was discovered near Edge
mont y D., In 1870. and includes the
lower Jaws. vertebrR. ribs and several
bones from the limbs and feet NJ the
animal
IN tho southeast corner ~ DinOsaur
Hall IRE rho r'mains - the largest beast
i prey that ever existed the tyTan-
nosauTus. monster beyond comparison
ADD the greatest Carnverous animal that
ever inhabited the land