Dracorex Hogwartsia - Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo
2020年1月21日 · The full name of this pachycephalosaur, or bone-headed dinosaur, is Dracorex hogwartsia (pronounced DRAY-co-rex hog-WART-see-ah), which is Greek for Dragon King of Hogwarts), and as you might have guessed, there's a story behind this.
Dracorex - Natural History Museum
Dracorex is a pachycephalosaur from the end of the Cretaceous Period which was identified after the discovery of a spectacular skull. The skull lacks the dome characteristic of this group and instead has spikes and frills reminiscent of a mythical dragon.
Meet Dracorex Hogwartsia - The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Dracorex hogwartsia is a dinosaur that is new to science, and it bears a close resemblance to a fairy-tale dragon, with its bony head covered in spikes and knobs. Dracorex belongs to the group of ornithischian dinosaurs called Pachycephalosaurs, or bone-headed dinosaurs.
Dracorex hogwartsia: Dragon King of Hogwarts - Prehistoric Planet
Dracorex hogwartsia: Dragon King of Hogwarts. Dracorex hogwartsia was a real dinosaur, named by paleontologists and Victor Porter after the fictional "Hogwarts Academy" from the popular Harry Potter* books.
Dracorex - National Geographic Kids
The spiky creature reminds people of dragons from fantasy books and movies, especially the Harry Potter series. So scientists named the dinosaur Dracorex hogwartsia, which means “dragon king...
Dracorex Hogwartsia, 10 Years Later - The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Dig into Dracorex's past and relive his discovery—which happened right here at The Children's Museum—in the blog post Discovering Dracorex—A Look Back, 10 Years Later, from Lead Paleontologist Dallas Evans.
Dracorex Hogwartsia - ScienceViews.com
The Dracorex Hogwartsia is known from one nearly complete skull and other fragments. It was discovered in the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota by three inexperienced paleontologists.
Dracorex hogwartsia, n. gen., n. sp., a spiked, flat-headed ...
2006年1月1日 · The pachycephalosaurid Dracorex hogwartsia, n. gen., n., sp., is a new pachycephalosaurin based on a nearly complete, and excellently preserved, young-adult skull from the Upper Cretaceous Hell...
Fantastic Beasts: This Dinosaur Looked Like a Dragon and Was …
2024年5月9日 · The species Dracorex hogwartsia is known only from one complete skull and four cervical vertebrae — but it’s a fascinating animal with spiky horns and an armored head.
Dinosaur fossil Dracorex Hogwartsia to spellbind Australia
2023年5月18日 · The “dragon king of Hogwarts” – a 66-million-year-old dinosaur fossil* – will reign over Melbourne Museum as part of a new exhibition inspired by the Harry Potter universe. Dracorex Hogwartsia is a standout feature of Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature, which makes its Australian debut on May 19 after spellbinding* audiences in the ...