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In 2017, Colorado construction workers accidentally dug up a very rare dinosaur fossil

Source: Times of India
Category: Science
Region: General
Published: May 22, 2026 at 09:30

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A construction project in Thornton, Colorado, unearthed a significant prehistoric find. Workers discovered a fossilised skeleton initially thought to be a Triceratops. Further examination revealed it was a much rarer Torosaurus. This discovery, comprising 80 per cent of the skull and 15 per cent of the body, is one of the most complete Torosaurus specimens found in Colorado.

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