Pachyrhinosaurus

† Pachyrhinosaurus is a Late Cretaceous centrosaurine ceratopsid from Canada. Instead of a nasal horn, it had a massive flat nasal boss, and elaborate frills and hooks adorned its frill. Known from mass-death bonebeds in Alberta.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Pachyrhinosaurus 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

Pachyrhinosaurus 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.