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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==
 
Length: 6.5 metres
 
Length: 6.5 metres
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Diet: [[Herbivore]]
 
Diet: [[Herbivore]]
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==The horn==
 
==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.
 
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==
 
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==
 
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.

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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.