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Marginocephalia
Marginocephalia ( Latin: margin-head) is a clade of ornithischian dinosaurs that is characterized by a bony shelf or margin at the back of the skull. These fringes were likely used for display. This clade was officially defined in the PhyloCode by Daniel Madzia and colleagues in 2021 as "the smallest clade containing Ceratops montanus, Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis, and Triceratops horridus". There are two clades included in Marginocephalia: the thick-skulled Pachycephalosauria and the horned Ceratopsia. All members of Marginocephalia were primarily herbivores (though pachycephalosaurs are s
Micropachycephalosaurus
Micropachycephalosaurus (meaning "small thick-headed lizard") is an extinct genus of basal marginocephalian dinosaur, containing only the type species, Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis. It lived in China during the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) and was found in the Jiangjunding Formation. It has the longest name of any dinosaur, with 23 letters in the genus name alone, while the full binomial contains 37 letters.
Albalophosaurus
Albalophosaurus (meaning 'white crest lizard') is a genus of marginocephalian ornithischian dinosaur that lived in Japan during the Early Cretaceous. The type species is Albalophosaurus yamaguchiorum.