Are Triceratops and Torosaurus the Same Dinosaur?

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MemberCompsognathusOctober 24, 20148512 Views14 RepliesOne of the biggest debates raging upon paleontologists is the identity of Triceratops and its larger relative and less-known relative, Torosaurus. Early Paleontologists said "They can't be the same, one has holes in its frill and the other does not." So they thought the two were their own different genus's. But in recent years we have reconsidered that somewhat childish statement, especially one of Americas most famous paleontologists, Jack Horner. Jack Horner and his colleagues have studied these two horn faced dinosaurs and have come to a conclusion: they are one species. They argue that Triceratops is just a sub-adult Torosaurus, and I, personally, am convinced. First of all if an animal is a juvenile there bones will be very "spongey", and Jack Horner and his team have cut into Triceratops bones and found that it is very "spongey" inside. And when they cut into Torosaurus bones they find that it is very compressed inside unlike Triceratops. Paleontologists have also found many juvenile Triceratops while they have found no juvenile specimens of Torosaurus. Also, Jack Horner and his team have found places in the frill of Triceratops that are very thin and are in the same places where the holes are in the frill of Torosaurus. So if this is true, they must find some sort of "Toroceratops", right? Well they have, its called "Nedoceratops", this guy has very small holes in its frill and the size of its frill is in-between that of Triceratops and Torosaurus. All of this has pointed to one conclusion, Triceratops and Torosaurus (and also Nedoceratops) are all one species in different growth stages, Triceratops is the sub-adult, Nedoceratops is the transitional form, and Torosaurus is the adult. But since Triceratops was named the first out of these three the genus will still be named Triceratops. But one of the biggest holes in Jack Horner's theory is the fact that much more Triceratops skeletons have been found compared to Nedoceratops and Torosaurus, and usually adults are much more common than juveniles, so this has yet to be explained by Jack Horner. All though it is possible that skeletons of Triceratops with the head missing are actually those of Torosaurus or Nedoceratops, but we will never know for sure. Anyways let me know what you thought of this post, are you convinced that they were one Dinosaur? Or do you still think they are three separate species? Thanks!
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