2012 25-Cent Prehistoric Animals Coloured Glow-in-the-Dark Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai

This distinctive cupronickel coin featuring Pachyrhinosaurus lakusrai is part of a four-coin series of coloured prehistoric creature coins featuring photo-luminescent elements, an ideal gift for dinosaur enthusiasts young and old, and a unique addition to any numismatic collection. The design is approved by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.

Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai was first discovered in 1972 by Al Lakusta, a science teacher from Grande Prairie, Alberta. In what would prove a significant discovery, Lakusta located the dinosaurs in a rich bed of prehistoric bones at Pipestone Creek, Alberta. When the area was finally excavated in 1986, paleontologists from the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta, were amazed to find an enormous wealth of bones. Some areas of the site averaged 100 bones per square metre.

The Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai herd that these researchers ultimately uncovered is a species of ceratopsid (or horned dinosaur) from North America's Late Cretaceous period. These formidable beasts were up to eight metres long and weighed up to four tons. The most distinctive feature of this amazing beast is its massive head, which is dominated by large bony structures called "bosses" above the nose and eyes. Pachyrhinosaurus means "thick-nosed lizard," and a hefty frill of bone on the back of its skull is festooned with small horns. While their substantial armour of facial and cranial bone suggests a menacing nature, Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai was actually a herbivore that survived on tough, fibrous plants.

• Mintage: 25,000

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• 2012 25-Cent Prehistoric Animals Coloured Glow-in-the-Dark Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai

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