Paleopalooza 2022

It's Time to Say Goodbye to the Triceratops Skull at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ!

After 41 years, we’re waving a fond farewell to the Triceratops skull within Paleontology Hall. This charismatic ceratopsian from the Cretaceous period has looong been a favorite at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum of Natural History while on loan from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Be sure to stop by before May 8 to say hello for the first time or, to say a goodbye—before it’s too late!

Experience the thrill of the frill with PaleoPalooza activites including a Jurassic Jenga station, selfie station and more for ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ students looking for a study break for finals.

Virtual tour of the Paleo Hall

The Triceratops at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum is on loan from Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology. Catalog Number: USNM V 4928. GUID: 

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder YouTube

The centerpiece of the Paleontology Hall at the University of Colorado Boulder Museum of Natural History will be dismantled, packed and shipped back to the Smithsonian Institution. Visitors can see the fossilized skull for free until May 8, 2022.

Channel 9 News

A beloved member of the University of Colorado Boulder (¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ) campus is departing to Washington, D.C.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder Today

Next month, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder will say goodbye to a beloved member of the campus community—this one has three horns, a wide frill like a fan and was dug up from the ground in Wyoming in 1891.

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