Dinosaur
Akainacephalus
Akainacephalus seemed to wear a second suit of armor on its head.
Akainacephalus seemed to wear a second suit of armor on its head. Prominent bony bumps covered its skull, while plates armored its low body. A club tipped its tail, and short legs held its heavy trunk close to the ground.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Akainacephalus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- It was a plant eater.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Ankylosauridae
- Ankylosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Utah
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Akainacephalus
The skeleton was found in Utah’s Kaiparowits Formation. It preserves the skull, tail club and other important parts, allowing a more detailed reconstruction than is possible for many armored dinosaurs known only from fragments.
Some features of its skull resemble Asian ankylosaurids more closely than other North American ones. That similarity has helped researchers investigate possible movements between continents when land connections allowed them.
Some features of its skull resemble Asian ankylosaurids more closely than other North American ones. That similarity has helped researchers investigate possible movements between continents when land connections allowed them.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
The skeleton was found in Utah’s Kaiparowits Formation. It preserves the skull, tail club and other important parts, allowing a more detailed reconstruction than is possible for many armored dinosaurs known only from fragments.
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