Bandera in Bandera County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Pachycephalosaurus
Thick-headed Lizard
Photographed By James Hulse, November 19, 2021
1. Pachycephalosaurus Marker
Size: 15 feet long, 6 feet tall
Weight: 950 pounds
Diet: Herbivore
Habitat: North America, Canada, Mongolia and Africa
Period: 70 million years ago (Cretaceous)
Erected by Bandera Natural History Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Paleontology.
Location. 29° 43.881′ N, 99° 4.076′ W. Marker is in Bandera, Texas, in Bandera County. Marker can be reached from Old San Antonio Road, 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16. The marker is located on the grounds of the Bandera Natural History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 267 Old San Antonio Road, Bandera TX 78003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Indricotherium (a few steps from this marker); Gastornis (a few steps from this marker); Deinonychus (within shouting distance of this marker); Dilophosaurus (within shouting distance of this marker); Mastodon (within shouting distance of this marker); Stegosaurus (within shouting distance of this marker); Smilodon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Torosaurus (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bandera.
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Pachycephalosaurus (/ˌpækɪˌsɛfələˈsɔːrəs/; meaning "thick-headed lizard", from Greek pachys-/παχύς- "thick", kephale/κεφαλή "head" and sauros/σαῦρος "lizard") is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaurs. The type species, P. wyomingensis, is the only known species. It lived during the Late Cretaceous Period (Maastrichtian stage) of what is now North America. Remains have been excavated in Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming and Alberta. It was a herbivorous creature which is primarily known from a single skull and a few extremely thick skull roofs, at 9 inches thick. More complete fossils have been found in recent years. Pachycephalosaurus was among the last non-avian dinosaurs before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. Another dinosaur, Tylosteus of western North America, has been synonymized with Pachycephalosaurus, as have the genera Stygimoloch and Dracorex in recent studies. Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on January 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, November 19, 2021
2. The view of the Pachycephalosaurus and Marker from the trail
Photographed By James Hulse, November 19, 2021
3. Closeup of the Pachycephalosaurus
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
