Amtocephale

Il num vul dir: “Amtgai head”1

Mangiava: PlantasChaus a cuplaCretacic tardiv

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

Viveva

avant 100 fin 84 milliuns onns5

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Amtgai, southern Gobi Desert, Mongolia5 2

Spertadad maximala

var 44 km/h (27 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Amtocephale var 44 km/h (27 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

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

Maletg da Amtocephale fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Amtocephale pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart 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

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Amtocephale
Numnà da: Watabe et al. 20115
Gruppa: Chaus a cupla
Famiglia / clada: Pachycephalosauridae5
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Pachycephalosauria5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 100 fin 84 milliuns onns (Cenomanian / Santonian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Baynshire5
Pajais: Mongolia5
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: 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
Anc discutà: 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

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

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): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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