How to Make a Origami Dinosaur Triceratops

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This is a pretty hard dino-gami model, below the step by step instructions is a video
which might make it a little easier for you.

Step 1:
The other side of the paper is
completely white.
Prefold over these 4 lines Step 2:
Valley-fold over these 4 lines Step 3:
Turn the model Step 4:
First, valley-fold over the 2 lines at the bottom-right.
Then mountain-fold over the 2 diagonal lines in the
middle. And valley-fold over the 2 lines at the top left. Step 5:
Pull the flap upwards Step 6:
Squash fold the flap Step 7:
Valley-fold over these 2 lines. Step 8:
Unfold the folds of Step 7 Step 9:
Pull the edge indicated by the arrow downwards by
making a valley-fold over this line Step 10:
Press the edges downwards, see red arrows Step 11:
Valley-fold the triangular flap upwards Step 12:
Pull the 2 ends outwards, in the direction
of the arrows. Step 13:
Mountain-fold the triangular flap to the inside
of the model Step 14:
Push the 2 ends towards each other again, see arrows Step 15:
Repeat Step 6 to 14 on the other 3 flaps Step 16:
Valley-fold the edge on the left and the edge
on the right of the black line upwards Step 17:
Pull the upper paper-layer upwards,
loose from the rest of the model. Step 18: Step 19:
Valley-fold over these lines
Step 20:
                                                    Valley-fold the new/extra flap upwards

Step 21:
                                                    Repeat Step 17 to 20 on the 3 other same places
of the model. Step 22:
                                                    Pull the flap in front and the flap at the back
outwards, in the direction of the arrows.
Step 23:
                                                    Valley-fold the edge indicated by the arrow to the
left. Do the same on the other side of the model. Step 24:
                                                    Press the model inwards from aside again,
see arrows, to make it flat again Step 25:
                                                    Prefold over this line. Fold the tip (see upper arrow)
                                                    to the spot indicated by the arrow below. Step 26:
                                                    Open the model, see arrow
Step 27:
                                                    Mountain-fold the center downwards over these
                                                    prefolded lines. Step 28:
                                                    Push the model inwards from aside again
Step 29:
                                                    Pull the flap indicated by the red arrow upwards

Step 30:
                                                    Pull the edges of the flap outwards

Step 31:
                                                    Fold over these 3 lines.
Then press the model flat from aside again,
see red arrows.
Step 32:
                                                    Fold the edges of the flap to the inside again

                                                    

Step 33:
                                                    Open the tip of the flap, see arrow

Step 34:
Valley-fold over these 2 lines
Step 35:
                                                    Valley-fold over this line.

                                                                                                         

Step 36:
Make an outside reverse fold over these lines Step 37:
Mountain-fold over the 3 black lines and
                                                    valley-fold over the yellow line.
Then, push the horn to the left, see red arrow Step 38:
                                                    Fold the edge on the left of the black line
to the right (=bookfold) Step 39:
Valley-fold the flap upwards.
Step 40:
Fold over these 5 black lines.
Step 41:
Valley-fold the edge indicated by the arrow
                                                    straight upwards Step 42:
Repeat Step 38 to 41 on the other side, see arrow

Step 43:
Pull the flap on the right upwards, see arrow

Step 44:
Pull the edges of the flap outwards
Step 45:
Fold over these 3 lines.
Then, press the model flat from aside again,
                                                    see red arrows. Step 46:
Fold the edges of the flap to the inside again

Step 47:
Mountain-fold over this line, do the same
on the other side of the tail
Step 48:
Push/fold the tail downwards on the spot indicated
by the arrow on the left and push/fold it upwards
                                                    on the spot indicated by the arrow on the right. Step 49:
Make an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines.
Do the same on the other side of the model.

Step 50:
Mountain-fold over this line

                                                    

Step 51:
Make an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines.

                                                                                                         

Step 52:
Valley-fold the tip of the leg to the inside,
see very short white line.

Step 53:
Repeat step 50 to 52 on the other side,
see red arrow

Step 54:
Push/fold the tip of all 4 legs to the left,
see arrows

Step 55:
Push the edge indicated by the arrow inwards
with your finger.

                                                    

DONE!

                                                          

This is a video with me folding the Triceratops:

                                                                            

How to Make a Origami Dinosaur Triceratops

Source: https://www.joostlangeveldorigami.nl/diagramstriceratops.html

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