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Pachyrhinosaurus (pack-EE-rye-NO-sore-US) or "thick-nosed lizard", was a type of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period (73-69 mya). It was a large herbivorous ornithiscian and was closely related to the more famous Triceratops. It lived alongside hadrosaurs like Edmontosaurus, ankylosaurs like Edmontonia, and tyrannosaurs like Albertosaurus. It was discovered in Alberta, Canada in 1946 by Charles Sternberg and named in 1950. Its range included Alaska and Alberta.

Paleobiology

It was a herding, social animal that usually travelled in large groups. It's distinguished by the large frill on the back of its head and the thick stump on its snout. It was about 26 feet (8 meters) long and weighed 4 tons. Like most ceratopsians, it couldn

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March Of The Dinosaurs Pachyrhinosaurus

't see very well, but was also muscularly built and was designed to defend itself instead of flee. Like other ceratopsians, it had a unique frill and horn structure, with several larger horns on the outside and two smaller horns on the top of the frill. It had four muscular legs that supported its heavily built body and could probably run at about 15 mph at top speed. It had a strong beak designed to snap branches and break off ferns and other plant material.

In the Media

Pachyrhinosaurus was in the movie Disney's Dinosaur, where it was part of the herd and one was killed in the beginning of the movie by a Carnotaurus. It was also featured in the film March of the Dinosaurs, where it travels South with a herd of Edmontosaurus to escape the frozen winter. It also starred in the popular documentary series Jurassic Fight Club, where a herd of them were shown being hunted by a pack of Albertosaurus until one Pachyrhinosaurus and one Albertosaurus were seperated and they fought each other until the Pachyrhinosaurus was killed. Pachyrhinosaurus also featured in the 8th episode and some TV episodes of Land Before Time as Mr. Thicknose. It's also made a cameo in Dinosaur King. In Christmas of 2013, it will be the main protagonist in the 3D movie Walking with Dinosaurs. It along with the famous chasmosaurine Triceratops were the inspiration of the Ferructus in the 2005 remake of King Kong.

Gallery

References

Websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachyrhinosaurus

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/pachyrhinosaurus.htm

http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/p/pachyrhinosaurus.html

http://ageofdinosaurs.com/dinosaurs/pachyrhinosaurus.htm

Documentaries:

March of the Dinosaurs

Jurassic Fight Club

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-'''P[[File:Pachyrhinosaurus-nenature.jpg|thumb|A blue Pachyrhinosaurus. ]]achyrhinosaurus''' was a [[Ceratopsian|ceratopsian]] dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, about 75 million years ago. Its name means 'thick-nosed lizard'.
+[[File:Pachyrhinosaurus-nenature.jpg|thumb|A blue Pachyrhinosaurus. ]]'''''Pachyrhinosaurus''''' (pack-EE-rye-NO-sore-US) or "thick-nosed lizard", was a type of [[ceratopsian]] dinosaur that lived during the Late [[Cretaceous]] Period (73-69 mya). It was a large herbivorous ornithiscian and was closely related to the more famous ''[[Triceratops]]''. It lived alongside hadrosaurs like ''[[Edmontosaurus]]'', ankylosaurs like ''[[Edmontonia]]'', and tyrannosaurs like ''[[Albertosaurus]]''. It was discovered in Alberta, Canada in 1946 by Charles Sternberg and named in 1950. Its range included Alaska and Alberta.
+==Paleobiology==
+It was a herding, social animal that usually travelled in large groups. It's distinguished by the large frill on the back of its head and the thick stump on its snout. It was about 26 feet (8 meters) long and weighed 4 tons. Like most ceratopsians, it couldn[[File:Tumblr_m6vudjiMdD1rrpn3bo1_1280.png|thumb|left|March Of The Dinosaurs Pachyrhinosaurus]]'t see very well, but was also muscularly built and was designed to defend itself instead of flee. Like other ceratopsians, it had a unique frill and horn structure, with several larger horns on the outside and two smaller horns on the top of the frill. It had four muscular legs that supported its heavily built body and could probably run at about 15 mph at top speed. It had a strong beak designed to snap branches and break off ferns and other plant material.
-==Fact File==
+==In the Media==
-Length: 6.5 metres
+''Pachyrhinosaurus'' was in the movie Disney's ''Dinosaur'', where it was part of the herd and one was killed in the beginning of the movie by a ''[[Carnotaurus]]''. It was also featured in the film ''March of the Dinosaurs'', where it travels South with a herd of ''[[Edmontosaurus]]'' to escape the frozen winter. It also starred in the popular documentary series ''Jurassic Fight Club'', where a herd of them were shown being hunted by a pack of ''Albertosaurus'' until one ''Pachyrhinosaurus'' and one ''Albertosaurus'' were seperated and they fought each other until the ''Pachyrhinosaurus'' was killed. ''Pachyrhinosaurus'' also featured in the 8th episode and some TV episodes of ''Land Before Time'' as Mr. Thicknose. It's also made a cameo in ''Dinosaur King''. In Christmas of 2013, it will be the main protagonist in the 3D movie <u>Walking with Dinosaurs</u>. It along with the famous chasmosaurine [[Triceratops]] were the inspiration of the Ferructus in the 2005 remake of King Kong.
+==Gallery==
-Height: 3 metres
+<gallery>
+pachyrhinosaurus.jpg
+pachyrhinosaurus.png|Jurassic Fight Club Pachyrhinosaurus
+Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai skull.jpg|Pachyrhinosaurus Skull
+Disney's Dinosaur Pachyrhinosaurus escapes a Carnotaurus.jpg|Disney's Dinosaur Pachyrhinosaurus Escapes a Carnotaurus
+imagesCABMDEO1.jpg|March of the Dinosaurs Pachyrhinosaurus
+3085395411_5aef7051d8.jpg|Pachyrhinosaurs vs Albertosaurus
+dd.jpg
+Papo Pachyrhinosaurus.JPG|Papo Pachyrhinosaurus
+ff.jpg
+hh.jpg
+vgg.jpg
+Thicknose.jpg|Mr. Thicknose
+10961627-the-pachyrhinosaurus-a-dinosaur-from-the-late-cretaceous-period--3d-render.jpg
+Pachyrhinosaurus (12).jpg
+PachyrhinosaurusDinoKing.jpg|Dinosaur King Pachyrhinosaurus
+Pachyrhinosaurus_canadensis_by_WilkSaur.jpg
+WWD3D.jpg|Walking with Dinosaurs Pachyrhinosaurus
+px-Pachyrhinosaurus_Perotorum_Alaska_copyright_web.jpg
+PachyrhinosaurusDinosaur.jpg
+height.png
+Legnth.png
+p.png
+Pachyrhinosaurus BW.jpg
+Pachyrhinosaurus fight.png
+ImagesCA6I1BSZ.jpg
+DSCN1009.JPG
+DSCN1015.JPG
+DSCN1042.JPG
+20115586.JPG
+</gallery>
+==References==
-Weight: 3.5 tonnes
+Websites:
+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachyrhinosaurus
-Diet: [[Herbivore]]
+http://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/pachyrhinosaurus.htm
-==The horn==
-Pachyrhinosaurus had a large lump on its nose. It is believed that this lump may support a horn, but unlike most ceratopsians the horn would have been made of keratin, which doesn't fossilize. Or it may have just been a lump used as a battering ram.
+http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/p/pachyrhinosaurus.html
-==Prey==
-Pachyrhinosaurus was a herbivore. It would have travelled in herds, eating low-growing vegetation. It may have been preyed on by tyrannosaurs such as [[Albertosaurus]] and [[Daspletosaurus]].
+http://ageofdinosaurs.com/dinosaurs/pachyrhinosaurus.htm
-==Popular Culture==
-Pachyrhinosaurus featured in 'River of Death' - an episode of Jurassic Fight Club - in which a herd of Pachyrhinosaurus were forced into a flooded river by a pack of Albertosaurus, which then ate their bodies when they washed up on shore.
+Documentaries:
+March of the Dinosaurs
+Jurassic Fight Club
 [[Category:Dinosaurs]]
 [[Category:Dinosaurs of North America]]