#alaskacephale

Rare irl pieces

Tiny azhdarchid sunset

And nanuqsaurus looks at a herbivore, potentially an Alaskacephale w a shaggy tail or any of the indeterminate ornithischians from the prince creek

Low quality Azhdarchid closeup

Alaskacephale observes the Aurora Borealis   (Yes, at this time of year, at this time of day, at this part of the country, localized entirely within it's formation) 

Alaskacephale gangloffi

I Know Dino Podcast Episode 281: @CakeBossRalph from #buddyvsduff explains how to make a Zuul out of cake! Plus the new dinosaur Asteriornis, with one of the coolest name meanings of any dinosaur.

Episode 281 is all about Alaskacephale, A smaller relative of Pachycephalosaurus from Alaska.

We also interview Ralph Attanasia, Head Sculptor at Carlo’s Bakery and one of the stars on Buddy Vs Duff. He recently made a near life-size replica of the ankylosaur Zuul out of cake! Follow him on twitter @CakeBossRalph

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Name: Alaskacephale gangloffi

Name Meaning: Alaskan Head

First Described:  2006

Described By: Sullivan

Classification: Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Neornithischia, Cerapoda, Marginocephalia, Pachycephalosauria, Pachycephalosauridae

Alaskacephale is a Chunkie from the Prince Creek Formation in Alaska, hence it’s name; in fact, it was one of the many Alaskan taxa that were originally thrown in with genera known from further South, that have seen been split out (specifically, it was thought to be Pachycephalosaurus). However, it was much smaller than Pachycephalosaurus; only about one meter in height and two meters in length. It lived about 80 to 69 million years ago, in the Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous, and is known from portions of the skull. 

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskacephale