LegendaryPolacanthus
Polacanthus foxii
pol-ah-KAN-thus· “many spines”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Nodosauridae
5 m
Length
1.5 m
Height
2 t
Weight
A spiky British armoured dinosaur with a fearsome array of spines over its neck and shoulders and a solid shield of bone across its hips.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~130–125 million years ago
Found in
United Kingdom
Discovered
Richard Owen, 1865
Did you know?
- Large spikes guarded its neck and shoulders.
- A shield of fused bone covered its hips.
- It is one of Britain's best-known armoured dinosaurs.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.