Which dinosaur was named the Dragon King of Hogwarts?

After studying the skull, scientists named the species Dracorex hogwartsia, the 'dragon king of Hogwarts', after the fictional Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling. Some scientists think the skull may actually belong to a young Pachycephalosaurus.

Is there a dinosaur named after Harry Potter?

A new dinosaur species -- Dracorex hogwartsia -- named in honor of author J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter books, went on display Monday in Indianapolis.

What does Dracorex mean?

Dracorex was a dinosaur of the family Pachycephalosauridae, that lived during the Late Cretaceous of North America. The type (and only) species is Dracorex hogwartsia, meaning "dragon king of Hogwarts".

Who named Dracorex hogwartsia?

It was discovered in the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota by three inexperienced paleontologists and donated to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis in 2004 for study. It wasn't until 2006 that the dinosaur was officially named the Dracorex by Bob Bakker and Robert Sullivan.

What did Dracorex look like?

Dracorex hogwartsia is a dinosaur that is new to science, and it bears a close resemblance to a fairy-tale dragon, with its bony head covered in spikes and knobs. Dracorex belongs to the group of ornithischian dinosaurs called Pachycephalosaurs, or bone-headed dinosaurs.

The Dinosaur Named the "Dragon King of Hogwarts"

Is Dracorex real?

Dracorex is a pachycephalosaur from the end of the Cretaceous Period which was identified after the discovery of a spectacular skull. The skull lacks the dome characteristic of this group and instead has spikes and frills reminiscent of a mythical dragon.

Did the Spinosaurus and T Rex fight each other?

rex scene is a scene in Jurassic Park III. It features a fight between Tyrannosaurus rex and Spinosaurus. Because the Spinosaurus won the fight, the scene became very infamous among fans.

Why is Dracorex named after Hogwarts?

The spiky creature reminds people of dragons from fantasy books and movies, especially the Harry Potter series. So scientists named the dinosaur Dracorex hogwartsia, which means “dragon king of Hogwarts,” after the magical school.

What was the Sauroniops named after?

The subtly-domed dinosaur is now known as Sauroniops pachytholus–the genus name a tribute to the demonic Sauron of the Lord of the Rings series, and the species name for the thick dome on the dinosaur's head.

What was the largest carnivorous dinosaur?

The largest carnivorous dinosaur, and possibly the largest ever land-based predator ever known, is the Spinosaurus. New examinations of skull fragments (originally unearthed in Morocco) suggest that the a 99-cm long Spinosaurus snout came from a skull measuring 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) long.

What does Rex mean in Tyrannosaurus rex?

“Tyrannosaurus” is Greek for “tyrant lizard,” and “rex” means “king” in Latin. So, Tyrannosaurus rex was “King of the Tyrant Lizards.”

What's the spitting dinosaur in Jurassic Park?

In the 1993 film Jurassic Park as well as the novel it is based on, one of the dinosaurs depicted is the Dilophosaurus. The film shows it with a frill around its neck and standing shorter than the actor Wayne Knight (5 ft 7 in) who plays the role of Dennis Nedry, killed by the Dilophosaurus which spits venom.

Who won the Bone Wars?

Judging by pure numbers, Marsh "won" the Bone Wars. Both scientists made finds of immense scientific value, but while Cope discovered a total of 56 new dinosaur species, Marsh discovered 80. In the later stages of the Bone Wars, Marsh simply had more men and money at his disposal than Cope.

Is Aerodactyl a dinosaur?

Aerodactylus was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Aerodactylus lived during the Late Jurassic and resided in Europe. The first Aerodactylus fossil was discovered in 2014.

What is the Dracorex predator?

Dracorex was a species of pachycephalosaur (bone-headed) dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous. One was mistaken for a dragon by medieval people and likely inspired the mythical beast.

What is the name of the dinosaur with the hard head?

Pachycephalosaurus is the largest known dome-skulled, or bone-headed, dinosaur. These dinosaurs had extremely thick skulls, and they formed the group known as the pachycephalosaurs. Very few fossils have been found, but they include a complete skull of Pachycephalosaurus.

What did Sauroniops eat?

Like its other cousin, Carcharodontosaurus, it was an apex predator in Africa, and would likely have eaten anything it could catch and kill, such as the sauropod Paralititan.

What's the antagonist Dino in Jurassic world dominion?

Giganotosaurus is a large carnivorous dinosaur and the final antagonist of the blockbuster film, Jurassic World Dominion.

How tall is a Dracorex?

Characteristics. Dracorex is a small 3.48 metre-long pachycephalosaurid from the Hell Creek Formation. It has a skull with spikes instead of a domed head. Like all pachycephalosaurs, it is a herbivore.

Is Dracorex a Pachycephalosaurus?

"Dracorex's flat skull, nodules on the front end and small spikes on back, and thickened but undomed frontoparietal bone all confirm that, ontogenetically, it is a juvenile Pachycephalosaurus," Goodwin said.

What killed T. rex?

rex went extinct during the K-T mass extinction, about 65 million years ago. This extinction killed the remaining dinosaurs (not just T. rex) and many other animal and plant groups. This extinction was probably caused by a catastrophic asteroid colliding with Earth.

What dinosaur killed the T. rex?

The Spinosaurus after it killed the Tyrannosaurus rex.

Is Rexy bigger than Spinosaurus?

Rexy weighs 9 tons while Spinosaurus weighs 8 tons, that's what my fellow friend Pyro, one of the most trustworthy people on this wikia, said. According to animation supervisor Dan Taylor, it was Joe Johnston himself that said Spinosaurus was kind of a "big dumb oaf" and wasn't as smart as Tyrannosaurus.