Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis

†Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis is one of the smallest known pachycephalosaur dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous (~80 Ma) of Shandong, China. Despite its name — meaning 'tiny thick-headed lizard' — it is ironically one of the longest dinosaur names ever given. A bipedal herbivore, it inhabited the floodplains of eastern Asia during the Late Cretaceous.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis 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

Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis 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.