Stygimoloch Dinosaur Skull Pendant

This Stygimoloch skull was sculpted in zBrush based upon a series of fossil skull and is intended to be scientifically accurate.

Stygimoloch was a relatively large pachycephalosaur, with the skull being about 46 centimeters long (18 in). Among. Unlike other pachycephalosaurs, the domed skull is relatively small, slightly flattened from side to side, and pear-shaped;  While the dome is reduced in size, the ornamentation over the skull is more elaborate than in any other pachycephalosaur.  The function of this unusual ornamentation is unknown. Even if other pachycephalosaurs did butt heads (which is a subject of continuing debate), the small dome of Stygimoloch suggests that this behavior was not as important. Instead, the skull ornament might have functioned for display, may have been used for self-defense, or perhaps were locked together and used in shoving matches, like the horns of deer. Another possibility is that the squamosal horns were used to inflict pain during flank-butting.