Pops the triceratops was excavated in Weld County in February 1982.
For nearly 40 years, the Weld County Triceratops – affectionately known as “Pops” has been stuck in an awkward spot for a fossil of its stature. A dinosaur for the people, Pops has been a very public figure, on display behind glass in various county buildings. Yet the most complete horned dinosaur skull ever found in Colorado had never been thoroughly examined by paleontologists it was essentially lost to science.
Thanks to a new agreement between Weld County leadership and researchers at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, that has now changed.