Pachycephalosaurus
Genus of ornithischian dinosaur
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Summary
Pachycephalosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Pachycephalosaurus ranks in the top 0.64% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,342 views/month, #62 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Pachycephalosaurini[4]
- Location of discovery: Lance Formation[5], Hell Creek Formation[6], Scollard Formation[7], Canada[8]
- Taxon name: Pachycephalosaurus[9]
- Commons category: Pachycephalosaurus[10]
- Has part(s): Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis[11], Pachycephalosaurus grangeri[12]
- Start time: -70000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13]
- End time: -65000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]
- Commons gallery: Pachycephalosaurus[15]
- Main food source: herbivore[16]
- Taxon common name: パキケファロサウルス[17], 厚頭龍[18]
- Length: 5 m[19], 3.0 m[20]
- Mass: 450 kg[21]
- Time period: Late Cretaceous[22]
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Identifiers
Pachycephalosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52570628[23]. Pachycephalosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4576687[24].
Why It Matters
Pachycephalosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Pachycephalosaurus is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]