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'''Pachycephalosaurus''' is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur that lived at the late cretaceous period, 66 million years ago. Pachycephalosaurus means thick-headed lizard, because it had a bony dome on its skull. It used its skull for fighting donimants, hurting predators, and mating. |
'''Pachycephalosaurus''' is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur that lived at the late cretaceous period, 66 million years ago. Pachycephalosaurus means thick-headed lizard, because it had a bony dome on its skull. It used its skull for fighting donimants, hurting predators, and mating. |
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Revision as of 12:40, 15 May 2020
Pachycephalosaurus is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur that lived at the late cretaceous period, 66 million years ago. Pachycephalosaurus means thick-headed lizard, because it had a bony dome on its skull. It used its skull for fighting donimants, hurting predators, and mating.
Classification
Pachycephalosaurus is the largest member of the Pachycephalosaurid family and its cousins are Dracorex, Homalocephale, Microcephale, Prenocephale, Stegoceras, Stygimoloch, and Wannanosaurus. All species had dome-shaped heads and walked on two legs.
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