Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: T. Chinzorig, R. Takasaki, J. Yoshida, R. T. Tucker, B. Buyantegsh, B. Mainbayar, K. Tsogtbaatar and L. E. Zanno. 2025. A domed pachycephalosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia. Nature 646(8087):1138-1145

Parent taxon: Pachycephalosauria according to T. Chinzorig et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Eupachycephalosauria, Goyocephale, Goyocephalia, Homalocephalidae, Pachycephalosauridae, Pachycephalosauroidea, Qiyunshanpus, Tianchungosauroidea, Tianyulong, Wannanosaurus

Subtaxa: Zavacephale rinpoche

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Type: Zavacephale rinpoche

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Khuren Dukh (MPC) (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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