Westminster College Students And Professor Uncover Rare Find In South Dakota
Westminster college environmental science students and a professor have found a rare triceratops skull.
Earlier this summer, they embarked on a research excavation in the Badlands of South Dakota.
The skull, measured in at almost seven feet long and weighing a massive three thousand pounds.
The entire trip lasted about 2 months along with the skull the team found 20 other bones believed to be from the same triceratops and 2 turtle shells.
Transporting the find back to Westminster was an intensive process that required thick coats of plaster to be applied to the skull to protect it during transit.
