Achelousaurus
Achelousaurus horneri
Pronounced: ah-kell-oh-Saw-russDiet: Herbivore (Plant-Eater)
Name Means: Achelous Lizard
Length: 20 feet (6 m)
Height: 8 feet (2.7 m)
Weight: unknown
Time: Late Cretaceous - 75 m.y.a Fossil remains for this Dinosaur have been found in
North America
Achelousaurus is a relative of another frilled ceratopsian dinosaur,
Pachyrhinosaurus They shared the same strange lump of bone on their
nose, called a boss. This bony lump was positioned where other frilled
dinosaurs, like Triceratops had their nose horns.
 Achelousaurus was a fairly large plant-eating dinosaur that looked
similar in body type to the other larger members of its North American
family. There is ongoing discussion as to whether this dinosaur warrants its
own genus. There seems to be ongoing speculation that it is a species of
Pachyrhinosaurus perhaps showing gender differentiation. Most likely,
it will take a more complete specimen to settle the debate. It is at present
considered by many to be somewhere between the Pachyrhinosaurus and
Einiosaurus. |
