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[dinosaur] Size of Ceratopsipes goldenensis trackmaker



Good day!

I would like to ask, if there is anything new with the interpretation and size estimate of an enigmatic ceratopsid ichnospecies Ceratopsipes goldenensis from the Laramie Fm.? The largest described footprint is around 83 cm in width, which is about 1.5 times the size of an average grown Triceratops horridus footprint. Some sources provide estimates of the lenght between 10 and 12 meters and the weight of over 15 tonnes for this gigantic specimen. According to some more reliable sources, this was probably a very big individual of Triceratops, still reaching "just" over 10 meters in lenght and 10 to 12 tonnes in weight. Are there any other estimates based on actual fossils? Thank you in advance! Tom