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dome-headed dinosaur · Disputed
Texacephale
Say it like this: “tek-sa-SEH-fuh-lee”
Texacephale langstoni
Texacephale ate plants and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2010 · Longrich, N. R.; Sankey, J.; Tanke, D.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- the United States · Aguja
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Two legs
- Kind
- dome-headed dinosaur · Pachycephalosaur
- Family branch
- Pachycephalosauridae
The story in short
Texacephale was formally named in 2010 by N. R. Longrich and colleagues.
Fossils referred to Texacephale date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Aguja Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Texacephale 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 Pachycephalosauridae, among the dome-headed dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Amtocephale
Amtocephale gobiensis
Late Cretaceous (Turonian · Coniacian · Santonian) · roughly 93.9 to 83.6 million years ago
Colepiocephale
Colepiocephale lambei
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Hanssuesia
Hanssuesia sternbergi
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago