Texacephale

Tex-ah-sef-a-lay.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2015, June 7). Texacephale. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/texacephale/

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Name

Texacephale ‭(‬Texas head‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tex-ah-sef-a-lay.

Named By

N.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Longrich,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Sankey‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Tanke‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Pachycephalosauria,‭ ‬Pachycephalosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬langstoni‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil material.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Texas‭ ‬-‭ ‬Aguja Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial cranial remains.

In Depth

       So far the pachycephalosaur Texacephale is only known from partial skull bones,‭ ‬mostly of the dome that would have grown from the top the head.‭ ‬Texacephale is noted for having two flanges of bone that grew from each side of the dome.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Texacephale langstoni,‭ ‬a new genus of pachycephalosaurid‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Ornithischia‭) ‬from the upper Campanian Aguja Formation,‭ ‬southern Texas,‭ ‬USA.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research‭ ‬31‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬274‭–‬284.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Longrich,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Sankey‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Tanke‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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