TYLOCEPHALE
a plant-eating pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.
Pronunciation: TY-lo-SEH-fuh-lee
Meaning: Swollen head
Author/s: Maryanska and Osmólska (
1974)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Ömnögovi, Mongolia
Discovery Chart Position: #243
Tylocephale gilmorei
Etymology
Tylocephale is derived from the Greek "tyle" (callus or hard swelling) and "kephale" (head), referring to its thickened skull roof.
The
specific epithet, gilmorei, honours palaeontologist Charles Gilmore.
Discovery
This mid-cretaceous pachycephalosaurid was discovered in the Barun Goyot Formation at Khulsan, Ömnögovi aimag (South Gobi province), Mongolia.
The
Holotype (ZPAL MgD-I/105) is a partial skull with a few teeth. A lower jaw and a few more teeth were assigned later.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian
Age range: 86-71 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 2.4 meters
Est. max. hip height: 1 meters
Est. max. weight: 50 Kg
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Maryanska T and Osmólska H (1974) "Pachycephalosauria, a new suborder of ornithischian dinosaurs".
Palaeontologia Polonica, 30: 45-102.
• Sullivan RM (2006) "A taxonomic review of the Pachycephalosauridae (Dinosauria: Ornithischia)".
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, 35.
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