Prenocephale was a herbivore/omnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia and North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as New Mexico and Ömnögovi (Mongolia).

Quick facts about Prenocephale:

  • Existed from 83.6 million years ago to Maastrichtian Age
  • Lived in a desert
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 11 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Prenocephale illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Prenocephale was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • B. Kim, H. Yun, and Y.-N. Lee. 2019. [The postcranial skeleton of Bagaceratops (Ornithischia: Neoceratopsia) from the Baruungoyot Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in Hermiin Tsav of southwestern Gobi, Mongolia]. Journal of the Geological Society of Korea 55(2):179-190
  • M. Watabe and D. B. Weishampel. 1994. Results of Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences–Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences of Mongolia Joint Paleontological Expedition to the Gobi Desert in 1993. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(3, suppl.):51A
  • M. Watabe and S. Suzuki. 2000. Report on the Japan–Mongolia Joint Paleontological Expedition to the Gobi desert, 1993. Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences Research Bulletin 1:17-29