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Acrotholus

Tur bi mooy: “highest dome”1
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Acrotholus was a small, plant-eating dinosaur with a thick, bony dome on its head. It lived about 84 million years ago in what is now Canada. This dome might have been used for head-butting contests between rivals!12

Dundoon
am na 86 ba 84 milyoŋ at4
Kretase bu mujj
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Fossils were found in the Milk River Formation in southern Alberta, Canada, near Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park.21
Guddaay
1,8288 m (6 ft)3
Diisaay
40 kg (88 lb)312
Gaawaay bi gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 44 km/h (27 mph)
Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas
Jurasik
Kretase
Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Acrotholus lu tollu ci 1,8288 m ci guddaay (6 ft)Xaj lu tollu ci 1 m (3,3 ft)Weloy mag lu tollu ci 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Oto lu tollu ci 4,5 m (15 ft)

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 2 xaj
gudd ni 4 muusu kër, bakkan ba geengudd ni 10 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 10 muusu kërdiis ni 8 xaaldiis ni 2 xale yu materneldiis ni 1 xale yu lekkoolmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 8,2 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

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1

Acrotholus is the oldest known pachycephalosaur from North America, and possibly the world.2

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Its dome was very thick, up to 55 millimetres (about 2 inches) above the brain, which is almost half the total length of the dome.2

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The dome was fully developed even though Acrotholus lived earlier than other pachycephalosaurs, showing that this feature evolved earlier than scientists thought.2

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The name Acrotholus means 'highest dome' in Greek, referring to its thick skull roof.1

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The species name audeti honors Roy Audet, a rancher who allowed scientists to dig on his land where the first skull was found.12

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Acrotholus had a smooth dome without the bumps or grooves seen in some other pachycephalosaurs, which suggests the known fossils are from adults.2

Def ak IANataalu Acrotholus bu ñu def ak IA
Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Acrotholus mën a meloon, ordinatëer moo ko def ci li boroom xam-xam yi xam. Jortu kese la: rab bi ci dëgg mën na meloon neneen, te kenn xamul ay kulëëram yu dëgg.
yeen a laaj

Laaj yi ñu gën a laaj ci Acrotholus

?How big was Acrotholus?

Acrotholus was a small dinosaur, weighing 40 kg (88 lb) or less. Its skull dome was about 55 mm (2.2 in) thick.12

?What did Acrotholus eat?

Acrotholus was a plant-eating dinosaur, like other pachycephalosaurs.1

?Why did Acrotholus have a dome on its head?

The dome was probably used for head-butting contests between rivals, though scientists debate exactly how they used it.1

?When did Acrotholus live?

Acrotholus lived about 84 to 83.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Some people think Acrotholus used its dome to butt heads like bighorn sheep.

Dëgg: Scientists are not sure. The dome might have been for display or for fighting, but there is no direct evidence of head-butting in Acrotholus.1

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Turu xam-xam
Acrotholus
Ku ko tudde
Evans et al. 20134
Kurél
Bopp yu wërngel
Njaboot / klad
Pachycephalosauridae4
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Ornithischia > Pachycephalosauria4
Màggaayu doj yi
86 ba 84 milyoŋ at (Santonian)4
Formasiyoŋi doj
Milk River4
Réew yi
Kanadaa4
Fosil yu ñu gis
1 ci The Paleobiology Database4
Gisees
The first fossil, a nearly complete skull dome, was found on Roy Audet's ranch in Alberta, Canada, and was named by David Evans and colleagues in 2013.12
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists still debate whether the dome was used for fighting between males or for showing off to mates, since no complete skeleton has been found.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Acrotholus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. The oldest North American pachycephalosaurid and the hidden diversity of small-bodied ornithischian dinosaurs | Nature Communications (nature.com)
  3. Study of new 'bone-head' hints at higher diversity of small dinosaurs | EurekAlert! (eurekalert.org)
  4. Acrotholus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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