Very HardEuoplocephalus
Euoplocephalus tutus
you-OP-loh-SEF-ah-lus· “well-armoured head”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Ankylosauridae
6 m
Length
1.8 m
Height
2.5 t
Weight
A living tank covered head to tail in bony armour — even its eyelids were shielded with bone. A heavy club at the end of its tail could smash an attacker's legs.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~76–75 million years ago
Found in
Canada
Discovered
Lawrence Lambe, 1910
Did you know?
- It was so well armoured that even its eyelids had bony shields.
- Its tail ended in a heavy club of solid bone for swinging at predators.
- It is one of the best-known armoured dinosaurs, with many skeletons found.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.