Protoceratops — Skull
The frill that gave the horned dynasty its first face.
A cast of the skull that defined a lineage before the horns arrived, rendered at just under two feet in length. The broad parietal frill rises behind the eyes, the parrot-like beak curves to a point, and the dense cheek architecture reads as a study in early ceratopsian design.
Each frill margin and suture is hand-finished and toned to the warm grey of weathered bone, so the piece holds its own on a plinth or against a wall.
Protoceratops carried a bony neck frill but lacked the long brow horns of later relatives such as Triceratops.
It is known from large numbers of individuals spanning many growth stages, allowing its development from hatchling to adult to be charted in unusual detail.
Comparison across these growth stages indicates that the frill became proportionally larger and more prominent with maturity.
Protoceratops — Skull
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