Scientists Just Found the Oldest Dome-Head Dinosaur Ever

Scientists Just Found the Oldest Dome-Head Dinosaur Ever

In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, researchers uncovered a remarkably complete fossil of a dome-headed dinosaur that lived 108 million years ago. Nicknamed the “precious one,” this teenage pachycephalosaur is the oldest of its kind ever found, pushing the group’s fossil record back by 15 million years. Discovery of a Teen Dinosaur in the Gobi Desert A [...]

SA Scientist Plays Role in Finding Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Ever Unearthed

A South African scientist has played a part in one of the most exciting fossil finds in recent years!   South Africa (30 September 2025) – In 2023, Stellenbosch University’s Dr Ryan Tucker joined an international team of researchers in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, working alongside Dr Lindsay Zanno from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, colleagues from Japan, and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences’ Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig. The Gobi might lo…