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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
Pronunciation:
PAK-ee-RHINE-oh-SAW-rus
DISCOVERY
Pachyrhinosaurus canadensis
was discovered by Sternberg in 1950 in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
70.6 - 65.5 mya
Length: 5.5 - 6 m Weight: 2 - 2.4 ton Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Ornithischia
Sub-order:
Cerapoda
Infra-order:
Ceratopsia
Family:
Ceratopsidae
Genus:
Pachyrhinosaurus
Species:
canadensis
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Pachyrhinosaurus canadensis
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A beautiful ceratopsian. It had a nasal boss instead of a horn. It was one of the largest ceratopsians.
It's skull alone measured upto 1.4 metres long which is the average height of a ten year old!
