News Paleontology How did Triceratops grow its horns? By Sid Perkins October 18, 2001 at 9:17 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print From Bozeman, Mont., at the 61st annual meeting of the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology Newly discovered fossil skulls of juvenile Triceratops may help reveal how the dinosaurs grew their three trademark horns. Until recently, scientists had unearthed the fossil skulls only of adult Triceratops, with the exception of a 28-centimeter-long skull that likely belonged to a young animal, says Mark B.