Acrotholus
AK-roh-THOH-lus /ˌækroʊˈθoʊləs/
Accepted genus
summit dome (high dome)
- akros · Greek · highest, summit
- tholos · Greek · dome
The name combines the Greek words for "summit" or "high" and "dome". It refers to the thick, tall, domed skull roof typical of this pachycephalosaur (the "thick-headed" dinosaurs). The only known species is Acrotholus audeti.
- Named by
- Evans et al.
- Year named
- 2013
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Santonian
- Found in
- Milk River Formation, Alberta, Canada
A pachycephalosaurid known from skull domes. When it was described, it was one of the oldest known pachycephalosaurs. The type species is Acrotholus audeti.