Amtocephale is known from the holotype MPC-D 100/1203, a nearly complete frontoparietal dome of a subadult individual. It was collected from the Baynshire Formation at the Amtgai locality. Amtocephale was first named by Mahito Watabe, Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar and Robert M. Sullivan in 2011 and the type species is Amtocephale gobiensis. The generic name combines a reference to the Amtgai site with a Greek κεφαλή, kephale, "head". The specific name refers to the provenance from the Gobi.[1]
The frontoparietal dome, formed by a fusion of the frontals in front and the parietals in the back, has a length of 53.2 millimetres (2.09 in) and a maximal thickness of 19 millimetres (0.75 in). The contribution to the dome length of the parietal part is exceptionally large, with a portion of 41%.[1]
Amtocephale was assigned to the Pachycephalosauridae and is perhaps the oldest pachycephalosaurid known, depending on the exact age of the formation.[1]
^ abcMahito Watabe; Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar & Robert M. Sullivan (2011). "A new pachycephalosaurid from the Baynshire Formation (Cenomanian-late Santonian), Gobi Desert, Mongolia" (PDF). Fossil Record 3. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin. 53: 489–497.
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amtocephale, meaning, amtgai, head, genus, pachycephalosaurid, dinosaur, from, early, late, cretaceous, turonian, santonian, stages, deposits, southern, gobi, desert, mongolia, temporal, range, late, cretaceous, preꞒ, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryot. Amtocephale meaning Amtgai head is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from early Late Cretaceous Turonian Santonian stages deposits of southern Gobi Desert Mongolia AmtocephaleTemporal range Late Cretaceous 84 5 83 5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClade DinosauriaClade OrnithischiaSuborder PachycephalosauriaFamily PachycephalosauridaeGenus AmtocephaleWatabe Tsogtbaatar amp Sullivan 2011Species A gobiensis Watabe Tsogtbaatar amp Sullivan 2011 type Amtocephale is known from the holotype MPC D 100 1203 a nearly complete frontoparietal dome of a subadult individual It was collected from the Baynshire Formation at the Amtgai locality Amtocephale was first named by Mahito Watabe Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar and Robert M Sullivan in 2011 and the type species is Amtocephale gobiensis The generic name combines a reference to the Amtgai site with a Greek kefalh kephale head The specific name refers to the provenance from the Gobi 1 The frontoparietal dome formed by a fusion of the frontals in front and the parietals in the back has a length of 53 2 millimetres 2 09 in and a maximal thickness of 19 millimetres 0 75 in The contribution to the dome length of the parietal part is exceptionally large with a portion of 41 1 Amtocephale was assigned to the Pachycephalosauridae and is perhaps the oldest pachycephalosaurid known depending on the exact age of the formation 1 See also Edit Dinosaurs portalTimeline of pachycephalosaur researchReferences Edit a b c Mahito Watabe Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar amp Robert M Sullivan 2011 A new pachycephalosaurid from the Baynshire Formation Cenomanian late Santonian Gobi Desert Mongolia PDF Fossil Record 3 New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 53 489 497 This article related to pachycephalosaur dinosaurs is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Cretaceous reptile is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amtocephale amp oldid 1144585195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
