Ferganocephale

Say it like this: “fur-GAN-no-SEF-uh-lee”

Ferganocephale adenticulatum

Ferganocephale ate plants and walked on two legs. It lived in the Middle Jurassic. Bones have been found in Kyrgyzstan.

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When: Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · roughly 165.3 to 161.5 million years ago
Named in: 2005 · Averianov, A. O.; Martin, T.; Bakirov, A. A.
Hip height: Not established
Length: Not established
Weight: Not established
Found in: Kyrgyzstan · Balabansai
Food and walking: Herbivore · Two legs
Kind: bird-hipped dinosaur · Ornithischian
Family branch: Ornithischia

The story in short

The genus Ferganocephale dates to 2005, the year A. O. Averianov and colleagues described it. The name means “fergana head.”

Fossils referred to Ferganocephale date to the Middle Jurassic (Callovian), roughly 165.3 to 161.5 million years ago. Finds come from Kyrgyzstan, including the Balabansai Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on two legs.

The fossils of Ferganocephale are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.

On the family tree it sits in Ornithischia, among the bird-hipped dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Alocodon

Alocodon kuehnei

Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic (Callovian · Oxfordian) · roughly 165.3 to 154.8 million years ago

Amtosaurus

Amtosaurus magnus

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago

Archaeocursor

Archaeocursor asiaticus

Early Jurassic (Sinemurian · Pliensbachian) · roughly 199.5 to 184.2 million years ago