EasyAnkylosaurus
Ankylosaurus magniventris
an-KYE-loh-SORE-us· “fused lizard”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Ankylosauridae
8 m
Length
1.7 m
Height
6 t
Weight
A living fortress covered in bony armour plates, with a huge club of solid bone at the end of its tail that could swing hard enough to break a predator's leg.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~68–66 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Barnum Brown, 1906
Did you know?
- Even its eyelids had bony armour.
- The tail club could weigh more than 20 kilograms.
- It kept its soft belly close to the ground — flipping it over was the only way in.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.