Sphaerotholus
Sign in to saveSphaerotholus is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of the western United States and Canada. To date, five species have been described: the type species, S. goodwini, from the Den-na-zin Member of the Kirtland Formation and possibly the Fossil Forest Member of the Fruitland Formation (Late Campanian) of San Juan County, New Mexico, USA; S. buchholtzae, from the Hell Creek Formation (Late Maastrichtian) of western Carter County, Montana, USA and the Frenchman Formation of Saskatchewan, Canada; S. edmontonensis, from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada
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- Late Cretaceous
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Sphaerotholus (« dôme rond ») est un genre éteint de dinosaures herbivores pachycéphalosauridés. L'espèce Sphaerotholus goodwini a été découverte au Nouveau-Mexique (États-Unis). Elle date du Campanien supérieur (Crétacé supérieur, il y a environ 75 millions d'années (Ma).
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