This 'magical' dinosaur specimen emerged from the ground like a polished jewel - NPR

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.

This 'magical' dinosaur specimen emerged from the ground like a polished jewel - NPR

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… [+5107 chars]