Foraminacephale

hole head (perforated head)

• foramen / foramina · Latin · opening, hole
• kephale · Greek · head

The name combines the Latin "foramen" (an opening or hole) with the Greek "kephale" (head). It refers to the small openings (foramina) on the skull. The fossil is a thick-skulled, dome-headed pachycephalosaurid. The type species, Foraminacephale brevis, was first described as Stegoceras breve and was later moved to its own genus.

Named by

Schott et al.

Year named

2011

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Alberta, Canada (Oldman and Dinosaur Park formations)

A pachycephalosaurid. The type species, F. brevis, was originally named Stegoceras breve by Lambe in 1918. The etymology is given from memory of the original naming paper, so treat the exact wording as moderately certain.