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Pachycephalosaurus: Did It Really Use Its Head Like a Battering Ram?

Pachycephalosaurus: Did It Really Use Its Head Like a Battering Ram?

Pachycephalosaurus is the largest-known pachycephalosaur, known for having an extremely thick, slightly domed skull roof; visually, the structure of the skull suggests a “battering ram” function in life, yet this famous dinosaur has sparked one of paleontology’s most heated debates. For decades, scientists have wrestled with a deceptively simple question: did this dome-headed giant actually ...