Tylocephale
Name:
Tylocephale
(Swollen head).
Phonetic: Tie-lo-sef-a-lay.
Named By: T. Maryanska and H. Osmolska -
1974.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Ornithischia, Pachycephalosauria, Pachycephalosauridae.
Species: T. gilmorei (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: About 1.4 meters long.
Known locations: Mongolia - Barun Goyot
Formation.
Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains of an
individual.
At 1.4 meters long, Tylocephale was towards the smaller end of the size scale for a pachycephalosaur. Despite this, Tylocephale managed to evolve the tallest head dome of any currently known pachycephalosaur genera. Tylocephale also likely shared its habitat with the larger pachycephalosaur Prenocephale.
Further reading
- Pachycephalosauria, a new suborder of ornithischian dinosaurs. -
T. Maryanska & H. Osmolska - 1974.
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