Amtocephale

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Harper Gray

Paleoartist

Harper Grey combines artistic talent with scientific precision to bring extinct creatures and environments back to life. Collaborating closely with paleontologists

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Name

Amtocephale ‭(‬Amtgai head‭)‬.

Phonetic

Am-toe-sef-ah-ley.

Named By

Mahito Watabe,‭ ‬Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar‭ & ‬Robert M.‭ ‬Sullivan‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Pachycephalosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬gobiensis‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Baynshire Formation.

Time Period

Turonian to Santonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull represented by the frontoparietal dome of a subadult‭ (‬MPC-D‭ ‬100/1203‭).

In Depth

       The annoying thing about Amtocephale is that it is yet another pachycephalosaur genus that is known only from skull material,‭ ‬specifically the thick dome.‭ ‬The exciting thing about Amtocephale however is that at the time of its discovery it represents what might be the oldest known pachycephalosaur genus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new pachycephalosaurid from the Baynshire Formation‭ (‬Cenomanian-late Santonian‭)‬,‭ ‬Gobi Desert,‭ ‬Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mahito Watabe,‭ ‬Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar‭ & ‬Robert M.‭ ‬Sullivan‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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