CretaceousHerbivoreLarge
Ankylosaurus
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"Fused lizard"
Overview
Ankylosaurus was a heavily armored, tank-like herbivore of the Late Cretaceous. Covered in bony plates called osteoderms and wielding a massive tail club, it was one of the best-defended animals ever to walk the Earth.
Vital Statistics
Length
8 m
Height
2 m
Weight
6 t
Est. Speed
8 km/h
Discovered
1908
Named by
Barnum Brown
Countries Discovered
United StatesCanada
Fossil Locations
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap
📍 Hell Creek, Montana
Interesting Facts
Its tail club could deliver a blow powerful enough to shatter the leg bone of a predatory dinosaur.
Ankylosaurus was covered in thick bony armor plates embedded in its skin.
Even its eyelids were armored with small bony plates.
It had a broad, low-slung body designed to graze on low-growing vegetation.
Closest Relatives
EuoplocephalusAnodontosaurusNodosaurusEdmontonia