Amtocephale

O nome significa: “Amtgai head”1

Comía: PlantasCabezas de cúpulaCretáceo Superior

Amtocephale was a small dome-headed dinosaur that lived in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It walked on two legs and used its thick, bony head like a helmet.5 2

Viviu

hai entre 100 e 84 millóns de anos5

Cretáceo Superior

Fósiles atopados en

Amtgai, southern Gobi Desert, Mongolia5 2

Velocidade máxima

uns 44 km/h (27 mph)

Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Amtocephale uns 44 km/h (27 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Amtocephale may be the oldest known pachycephalosaurid dinosaur, living about 100 to 84 million years ago.2

Its name means 'Amtgai head' because the first fossil was found at a place called Amtgai in Mongolia.1

Only one nearly complete skull bone, called a frontoparietal dome, has been found so far.2

The dome of Amtocephale had deep pits on top, which helped attach strong neck muscles.2

Unlike some later dome-headed dinosaurs, Amtocephale did not have holes (supratemporal fenestrae) in the top of its skull.2

Imaxe de Amtocephale feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Amtocephale, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Amtocephale

?How big was Amtocephale?

It was a small dinosaur. Its skull dome was only about 5.3 centimetres (2.1 inches) long and 1.9 centimetres (0.75 inches) thick.3 5

?Is Amtocephale the oldest pachycephalosaur?

It may be the oldest known pachycephalosaurid. It lived about 100 to 84 million years ago, but scientists are not completely sure of the exact age.3 4

?What did Amtocephale eat?

Amtocephale was a plant-eater. Like other pachycephalosaurs, it ate leaves and other plants.3

?Where was Amtocephale found?

Its fossil was found at a place called Amtgai in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.3 2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Amtocephale
Bautizado por: Watabe et al. 20115
Grupo: Cabezas de cúpula
Familia / clado: Pachycephalosauridae5
Clasificación: Ornithischia > Pachycephalosauria5
Idade das rochas: de 100 a 84 millóns de anos (Cenomanian / Santonian)5
Formacións rochosas: Baynshire5
Países: Mongolia5
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database5
Descubrimento: Amtocephale was named in 2011 by paleontologists Mahito Watabe, Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar, and Robert Sullivan based on a single fossil dome found in the Baynshire Formation of Mongolia.5
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure whether Amtocephale is the oldest pachycephalosaurid or just one of the earliest, because its skull features look like those of later, more advanced species.2

De onde veñen os datos

PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
(PDF) A NEW PACHYCEPHALOSAURID FROM THE BAYNSHIRE FORMATION (CENOMANIAN-LATE SANTONIAN), GOBI DESERT, MONGOLIA (academia.edu)
Amtocephale (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
A new pachycephalosaurid from the Baynshire Formation - Robert M ... (yumpu.com)
Amtocephale in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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