Dinosaur Sighting: Polka-Dot Triceratops

This week we meet a dinosaur that looks as if a clown exploded all over it

A polka-dot Triceratops in Jordan, Montana
A polka-dot Triceratops in Jordan, Montana Photo by Vladimír Socha

Last week, we met the dinosaurian equivalent of a shar pei. This week, we meet a Triceratops that looks as if a clown exploded all over it. Submitted by reader Vladimír Socha, this clearly bewildered dinosaur resides in Jordan, Montana—a sparsely populated place the dinosaur must have escaped to out of embarrassment.

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