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'''Pachyrhinosaurus''' was a [[Ceratopsian|ceratopsian]] dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, about 75 million years ago. Its name means 'thick-nosed lizard'. |
'''Pachyrhinosaurus''' was a [[Ceratopsian|ceratopsian]] dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, about 75 million years ago. Its name means 'thick-nosed lizard'. |
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==Fact File== |
==Fact File== |
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Length: 6.5 metres |
Length: 6.5 metres |
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Diet: [[Herbivore]] |
Diet: [[Herbivore]] |
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==The horn== |
==The horn== |
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Pachyrhinosaurus had a large lump on its nose. It is believed that this horn may support a horn, but unlike most ceratopsians the horn would have been made of keratin, which doesn't fossilize. Or it may have just been a lump used as a battering ram. |
Pachyrhinosaurus had a large lump on its nose. It is believed that this horn may support a horn, but unlike most ceratopsians the horn would have been made of keratin, which doesn't fossilize. Or it may have just been a lump used as a battering ram. |
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==Prey== |
==Prey== |
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Pachyrhinosaurus was a herbivore. It would have travelled in herds, eating low-growing vegetation. It may have been preyed on by tyrannosaurs such as [[Albertosaurus]] and [[Daspletosaurus]]. |
Pachyrhinosaurus was a herbivore. It would have travelled in herds, eating low-growing vegetation. It may have been preyed on by tyrannosaurs such as [[Albertosaurus]] and [[Daspletosaurus]]. |
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==Popular Culture== |
==Popular Culture== |
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Pachyrhinosaurus featured in 'River of Death' - an episode of Jurassic Fight Club - in which a herd of Pachyrhinosaurus were forced into a flooded river by a pack of Albertosaurus, which then ate their bodies when they washed up on shore. |
Pachyrhinosaurus featured in 'River of Death' - an episode of Jurassic Fight Club - in which a herd of Pachyrhinosaurus were forced into a flooded river by a pack of Albertosaurus, which then ate their bodies when they washed up on shore. |
Revision as of 21:40, 26 December 2010
Pachyrhinosaurus was a ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, about 75 million years ago. Its name means 'thick-nosed lizard'.
Fact File
Length: 6.5 metres
Height: 3 metres
Weight: 3.5 tonnes
Diet: Herbivore
The horn
Pachyrhinosaurus had a large lump on its nose. It is believed that this horn may support a horn, but unlike most ceratopsians the horn would have been made of keratin, which doesn't fossilize. Or it may have just been a lump used as a battering ram.
Prey
Pachyrhinosaurus was a herbivore. It would have travelled in herds, eating low-growing vegetation. It may have been preyed on by tyrannosaurs such as Albertosaurus and Daspletosaurus.
Popular Culture
Pachyrhinosaurus featured in 'River of Death' - an episode of Jurassic Fight Club - in which a herd of Pachyrhinosaurus were forced into a flooded river by a pack of Albertosaurus, which then ate their bodies when they washed up on shore.