2.4" Pachycephalosaurus Claw - North Dakota

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An artists reconstruction of the head of Pachycephalosaurus.  By Ryan Steiskal
An artists reconstruction of the head of Pachycephalosaurus. By Ryan Steiskal
is a 2.4" long foot claw of the dinosaur Pachycephalosaurus ("thick headed lizard"). It was collected from our partners lease near Bowman, North Dakota this past fall. 1/2" of the tip has been restored and there is also a repaired crack with small gap fill in the back half of the claw.

  • Pachycephalosaurus was a bipedal dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period and probably was about 15 feet in length.

  • Pachycephalosaurus had a distinctive, large, bony, dome on top of it's skull up to 10 inches thick to cushion it's brain from impacts.

  • Some paleontologists believe this thick skull may have been used for head-butting, much like rams while others contend it may have been a sexual display.

  • It was one of the last non-avian dinosaurs before the K-T extinction event, 65 million years ago.

  • There is only one known species of Pachycephalosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis. It's remains have been found in Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming.

  • It was either a herbivore or an omnivore with small leaf shaped teeth which would have been very effective at shredding plants.


  • An artists reconstruction of Pachycephalosaurus.  By Jordan Mallon
    An artists reconstruction of Pachycephalosaurus. By Jordan Mallon
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    SPECIES
    Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
    LOCATION
    Bowman, North Dakota
    FORMATION
    Hell Creek Formation
    SIZE
    2.4" long
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