Thornton triceratops turns out not to be a triceratops at all!
The bones are actually those of a torosaurus, researchers from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science said. That's another, much rarer horned dinosaur.
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Thornton Walmart shooting victims identified
"People just navigated toward him and latched onto him. He'd just take them under his wing."
Thornton Walmart shooting leaves three dead, suspect arrested
Police spokesman Victor Avila said a man nonchalantly entered the store and fired a handgun into a group of people before fleeing in a car.
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Owner of shuttered Colorado Mills in Lakewood breaks ground on new mall in Thornton
Denver Premium Outlets is slated to open next fall northeast of Interstate 25 and 136th Avenue, according to Simon Property Group.
Volunteers (like you!) help make Denver a paleontology powerhouse
Did you geek out on the Thornton triceratops? Denver Museum of Nature and Science is accepting volunteers into its 2018 fossil prep program.
WATCH: Thornton police wrangle a very feisty reptile
OK, who lost another iguana?
Thornton police are looking for two cars possibly involved in Saturday’s fatal shooting
The investigation into the killing of a 16-year-old girl outside a house party in Thornton continues as police look for witnesses and two cars.
A 16-year-old girl was shot and killed in Thornton last night
Police are investigating a shooting death last night n the area of Monaco Way and Krameria Street.
A Thornton man is going to prison in Nebraska for setting a hotel room on fire
He'd pleaded no contest to felony arson after prosecutors dropped a charge of criminal mischief.
