The Zavacephale rinpoche fossil contains the first hand digit (finger) bones ever reported for any pachycephalosaur.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent reputable sources (Scientific American, Smithsonian, ScienceAlert, EarthSky, Everything Dinosaur) corroborate the claim that Zavacephale rinpoche preserves the first known pachycephalosaur hand/finger bones. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=5 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Dome-headed dinosaurs are rare. Scientists just found the most ... (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/oldest-known-pachycephalosaur-fossil-discovered-in-mongolia/ (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencealert.com/stunningly-complete-dome-headed-dinosaur-emerges-from-the-sands-of-mongolia (corroboration)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paleontologists-discover-earliest-known-dome-headed-dinosaur-in-excellent-condition-shedding-light-on-its-mysterious-anatomy-180987367/ (corroboration)
- https://blog.everythingdinosaur.com/blog/_archives/2025/09/18/beautiful-pachycephalosaur-fossils-from-the-gobi-desert-lead-to-a-new-species.html (corroboration)
- https://earthsky.org/earth/new-pachycephalosaur-zavacephale-rinpoche-dome-headed-dinosaur-mongolia/ (corroboration)