Nation A 3,000-pound triceratops skull named ‘Shady’ was excavated in South Dakota August 26, 2020 Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY Comments Off on A 3,000-pound triceratops skull named ‘Shady’ was excavated in South Dakota The seven-foot-long dinosaur skull — named "Shady" — was unearthed in the Badlands of South Dakota, Westminster College announced.