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Goyocephale

By Bob Strauss, About.com

Name:

Goyocephale (Greek for "adorned head"); pronounced GOY-oh-SEFF-ah-lee

Habitat:

Woodlands of Asia

Historical Period:

Late Cretaceous (85-70 million years ago)

Size and Weight:

About 6 feet long; weight unknown

Diet:

Plants

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Slim build; small protrusions on head

About Goyocephale:

Like its close cousin, Wannanosaurus, Goyocephale is important because it's ancestral to the more evolved (and thicker-skulled) pachycephalosaurs of the late Cretaceous period, such as Stegoceras and Stygimoloch. This small, nimble herbivore had only rudimentary ornamentation on its head, and its relatively primitive skull had noticeable holes (the skulls of later pachycephalosaurs were solid masses of bone).

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