Sinocephale bexelli

† Sinocephale bexelli is a Late Cretaceous pachycephalosaur from the Bayan Shireh Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. This dome-headed ornithischian is among the best-known Asian pachycephalosaurs, with a thick cranial dome used in intraspecific display.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Sinocephale bexelli 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

Sinocephale bexelli 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.