This pachycephalosaur fossil emerges like a perfectly polished jewel : NPR

October 23, 2025

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A new pachycephalosaur, officially named Zavacephale rinpoche, was described in the journal Nature. The word rinpoche is Tibetan for "precious one" and refers to the domed skull.

It was a cloudy morning in southeast Mongolia. Paleontologist Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar and several colleagues set out by foot from their campsite to a rocky outcrop dating back some 110 million years to the early Cretaceous. "Then, after 15 to 20 minute... [4643 chars]

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