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Bookmark or Share- Pachycephalosauria - WikipediaPachycephalosaurs were bipedal ornithischians characterized by their thickened skulls. They had a bulky torso with an expanded gut cavity and broad hips, short forelimbs, long legs, a short, thick neck, and a heavy tail. Large orbits and a large optic nerve point to pachycephalosaurs having good vision, and uncharacteristically large olfactory ...
- Pachycephalosaurus: Dome-Headed Dinosaur | Late CretaceousPachycephalosaurus Origins, Taxonomy and Timeline. The Pachycephalosaurus, or “thick-headed lizard”, gets its name from its most distinctive feature–a dome-shaped skull that could be up to 10 inches thick. This unique adaptation has led to much speculation and study among paleontologists, with theories ranging from use in combat to ...
- Pachycephalosaurus | Description, Size, Fossil, Diet, & FactsPachycephalosaurus was a relatively large dinosaur, reaching lengths of up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) and weighing around 450 kg (1,000 lbs). It had a bulky body with short, powerful limbs, and a long, stiff tail that helped it maintain balance. The most distinctive feature of Pachycephalosaurus was the thick bony dome on its skull, which could be ...
- Pachycephalosaurus | Thick-Skulled, Dome-Headed, HerbivorousPachycephalosaurus, genus of large and unusual dinosaurs found as fossils in deposits of North America dating to the Late Cretaceous Epoch (about 100 million to 65.5 million years ago). Pachycephalosaurus,which grew to be about 5 metres (16 feet) long, was a biped with strong hind limbs and much less developed forelimbs.The unusual and distinctive feature of Pachycephalosaurusis the high ...
- Dinosaur - Pachycephalosaurs, Head-Butting, HerbivoresDinosaur - Pachycephalosaurs, Head-Butting, Herbivores: Pachycephalosaurs are known as domeheads because of the thick frontoparietal bones of the skull. They appear to have been bipedal with ossified tendons, leaf-shaped teeth, and an ornithischian pelvis. Ceratopsians first appeared in the Early Cretaceous. They are known for the horns on their head and bony growths called a neck shield, or ...
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