According to Peter Laird, this piece of a Triceraton Archaeologist was possibly done for a Fandom Directory art contest in 1983 (though even he isn't certain on that):
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This piece, also done in 1983, was eventually published as part of a pin-up gallery in Gobbledygook (Vol. 2) #1:
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And for reference's sake, here's the first appearance of a Triceraton in an Eastman/Laird comic book, Fugitoid (microseries) #1, which was actually drawn in 1983 before the creation of the Ninja Turtles:
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