Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months ago

Smithsonian to display rare dinosaur skull that was unearthed in South Dakota

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Smithsonian to display rare dinosaur skull that was unearthed in South Dakota

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Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months ago

The Pachycephalosaurus skull belonged to a dinosaur with a domed-shaped head that lived around 67 million years ago

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Beautiful and interesting skull.
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So Pachycephalosaurus skulls are rare?

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