| Nickname: |
"Bill"
for its discoverer Bill (William) Kostelecky. |
| Collected
By: |
Larry
League |
| Site
Location: |
Private
land near Baker, Montana. |
| Statistics: |
During
June-July, 1992, it took 24 days to excavate, plaster,
remove, and transport the skull to Dickinson.
Excavation depth of 8 feet using manual labor and hand
tools.
Used 500 lbs. of Plaster of Paris, 100+ yards of burlap
and 50+ gallons of water.
All supplies hand carried to the site. |
| Age: |
Approximately
67 million years old. |
| Skull
Size/Condition: |
76 inches (6 ft. 4 in.) One of the better Triceratops
skulls excavated in many years. The skull is complete
with little distortion. |
| Site
Conditions: |
The
skull was found in a bentonite clay layer of the Hell
Creek Formation approximately 80 feet below the K/T contact
where all dinosaurs became extinct. |
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