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Tylosteus ornatus Leidy, 1872 was shown by Sullivan (2006) to be very similar to Dracorex hogwartsia, rejecting the assertion that Tylosteus is a specimen of Pachycephalosaurus. Therefore, Tylosteus cannot be a synonym of Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis, and a petition will be made for the International Commission on Zooological Nomenclature to resurrect the name Tylosteus.
Sullivan, R.M., 2006. A taxonomic review of the Pachycephalosauridae (Dinosauria: Ornithischia). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 35: 347-365. 72.194.116.63 16:53, 15 April 2007 (UTC) Vahe Demirjian 09.52 15 April 2007
Dracorex looks like a dragon, and the skeleton is probably a juvenile, so it was big. So why is it called a dinosuar that looks like a dragon, and not a dragon? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.35.93.17 ( talk • contribs)
Actually, there are some(myself included) who would say that there are such things as dragons. It would not be appropriate here to go into all my reasoning, but if anyone is interested, they can post on my talk page. In my belief, it is a dragon. I don't know why scientists are dead set on not believing in them. I also don't see how a semi-complete skull and a few vertebrae can tell scientists everything they claim to "know" about this animal.
A firm believer in dragons, Lordofthemarsh ( talk) 04:16, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
You're entitled to your opinion, but as it's contrary to accepted science, it really doesn't have a place here. Qwo ( talk) 01:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Agreed. I also believe dragons exist, or once did, but this is classified as a pachycephalosaur and therefore will be stated as such. Brandonrc2 ( talk) 04:33, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
While it is true that the holotype is a juvenile, it was definitely nearing adulthood. And while adults may have been slightly bigger, they were definitely not even close to the size of the 50-foot-long European dragon seen in medieval paintings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.36.148.242 ( talk) 21:51, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
A Dragon? The word we use now is dinosaurs, not dragon. They used dragon in the past and the term isn't used for dinosaurs anymore. 208.114.45.44 ( talk) 23:33, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
Could someone P*L*E*A*S*E take the time to read the comments and referred articles on the Dracorex-Stigymoloch-Pachycephalosaurus situation featured here: http://paleoking.blogspot.com/2010/01/farewell-to-2009-yeares-best-and-worst.html
The article's tone seems to take Horner's proposal of Dracorex being a juvenile of another pachy species for granted way too much; the matter is still very much open to debate, and that is not reflected here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.230.91.121 ( talk) 13:29, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Paleontologist Jack Horner has PROPOSED that the pachycephalosaurs Dracorex (upper left) and Stygimoloch (upper right) are really growth stages in the species Pachycephalosaurus (lower center), as presented in the November 23rd, 2007 issue of Science. It doesn't mean it's true.
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The paleontologist Jack Horner has come up with a hypothesis that Dracorex may just be the juvenile of another pachycephalosaur genus. Should this theory be taken seriously? This hypothesis has been stated many times before. For example, some believe that the dinosaur Nanotyrannus is a juvenile T. rex. I'm not sure if Horner is right or not. I wonder if it's true? What do you think? Troodon58 14:47, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
As a result of the Children's Museum Backstage Pass event there are now some great new images of Dracorex in Commons. HstryQT ( talk) 20:44, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello again. As of this past spring, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has donated a number of their own images to Commons, including two images of Dracorex ( one is another, off-display view of the skeletal reconstruction and the other is the actual skull.) I'd be happy for you all to add these to the article. We may be adding a QRpedia code to this exhibit, as well as a Wikipedia Widget (directing visitors to this article) on our museum webpage. In doing so, it'd be nice to have our contributions added :). There are also many other images of fossils and natural world specimens that may be of interest for other articles. Thanks so much! LoriLee ( talk) 15:27, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
It seems a page on Facebook linked to this article recently and this has brought in a spurt of vandalism. Does this warrant temporary partial protection? TornadoLGS ( talk) 02:19, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
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Why. Just why. Why does this dino exist. I don't know why I am satisfied by this article. Help me. ThePRoGaMErGD ( talk) 18:23, 30 April 2019 (UTC)