Tylocephale

swollen head (knob head)

• tylos · Greek · swelling, knob, lump
• kephale · Greek · head

The name combines the Greek words "tylos" (a knob or swelling) and "kephale" (head). It refers to the tall, thickened, dome-shaped roof of the skull, typical of pachycephalosaurs ("thick-headed lizards"). The type species is Tylocephale gilmorei.

Named by

Maryańska and Osmólska

Year named

1974

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Barun Goyot Formation, Mongolia

A pachycephalosaurid known from a single partial skull. It is a valid genus.