Pachycephalosauridae

† Pachycephalosauridae is the main family of dome-headed dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Asia and North America. Members include Pachycephalosaurus and Stygimoloch; they were medium-sized bipedal herbivores.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Pachycephalosauridae was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Pachycephalosauridae lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.