The world’s most complete and best preserved triceratops fossil will go on display at the Melbourne Museum from next year.

The 67-million-year-old skeleton was unearthed in the United States being equated to the Mona Lisa in rarity and value, weighing in with an estimated $3 million dollar price tag.

It is expected that the display will attract a crowd with many scientists across the world anticipated to come and study the specimen.