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TRICERATOPS
FATE OF THE DINOSAURS | COMPETITION
VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Come face to face with one of the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth — the Triceratops. The Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs exhibition opens on 12 March 2022 only at the Melbourne Museum.
Find out more about Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs and get your tickets here.
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Get some paint colour inspiration from the land before time with Coloursmith's Colours of the Cretaceous.
SELECT A CRETACEOUS COLOUR:
Cretaceous Flowers
One of the most profound evolutions in the Cretaceous period was that of flowering plants -angiosperms.
Although it is thought insects and bees had already evolved, their existence was increased with these plants.
| Brand: | Taubmans |
| RGB: | 165, 91, 94 |
| HEX: | A55B5E |
| LRV: | 16.3 |
Epoccipital
Bones
Epoccipitalsis the name given to triangular bones on the edge of Ceratopsfrills. These bones give the frill their distinctive unevenness.
| Brand: | Taubmans |
| RGB: | 210, 184, 143 |
| HEX: | D2B88F |
| LRV: | 50.2 |
Angiosperm
Leaves
It is believed that angiosperms, flowering plants, became dominant in the Cretaceous period. The earliest dated and accepted angiosperms are from this period.
| Brand: | Taubmans |
| RGB: | 176, 180, 129 |
| HEX: | B0B481 |
| LRV: | 43.3 |
Conifer Green
At the start of the Cretaceous period, gymnosperms, plants with cones such as conifer, were the dominant plants. The diets of herbivores at this time, such as the Triceratops, would have been made up mostly by conifers. During this time however, flowering plants are believed to evolve and became the dominant flora.
| Brand: | Taubmans |
| RGB: | 99, 117, 92 |
| HEX: | 63755C |
| LRV: | 16.2 |
Trio of Horns
The word Triceratops in Greek, means ‘three-horned face’. The name is combination of the Greek syllables tri-, meaning "three," kéras, meaning "horn," and ops, meaning "face." The distinctiveness of the three horns makes the Triceratops one of the most recognizable dinosuars.
| Brand: | Taubmans |
| RGB: | 71, 74, 75 |
| HEX: | 474A4B |
| LRV: | 6.8 |
Tethys Sea
Tethys Ocean or Sea, ran east to west separated the two super continents during the early stages of the Cretaceous period. This body of salt water sat between Laurasia in the north and Gondwanain the south.
| Brand: | Taubmans |
| RGB: | 189, 215, 221 |
| HEX: | BDD7DD |
| LRV: | 64.7 |
CRETAWHITE
The name Cretaceous, given to the time period from 145 to 165 millions years ago, is derived from the Latin word creta meaning chalk. Most of the world’s chalk, type of white-grey limestone, was deposited at this period in time.
| Brand: | Taubmans |
| RGB: | 239, 240, 233 |
| HEX: | EFF0E9 |
| LRV: | 86.4 |
Laurasia
The Triceratops skeleton soon to be displayed at Melbourne Museum was discovered in North America. During the Cretaceous period when the Triceratops was alive, North America was a part of the super continent – Laurasia.
| Brand: | Taubmans |
| RGB: | 181, 102, 74 |
| HEX: | B5664A |
| LRV: | 19.7 |
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