Oldest? New 'bone-head' dinosaur hints at higher diversity of small dinosaurs
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 12:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists have named a new species of bone-headed dinosaur (pachycephalosaur) from Alberta, Canada. The plant-eating Acrotholus audeti was approximately six feet long and weighed about 40 kgs in life. It represents the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America, and possibly the world.