LegendaryTalarurus
Talarurus plicatospineus
tal-ah-ROO-rus· “wicker tail”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Ankylosauridae
5 m
Length
1 m
Height
2 t
Weight
An armoured ankylosaur from Mongolia with a bony tail club and a body covered in small plates. Its eyes faced slightly upward, perhaps to watch for danger while it grazed low plants.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~96–89 million years ago
Found in
Mongolia
Discovered
Evgeny Maleev, 1952
Did you know?
- Wielded a bony tail club for defence, like other ankylosaurids.
- Its flexible, woven-looking tail inspired the name 'wicker tail'.
- Grazed the Late Cretaceous floodplains of Mongolia.
Artwork: Conty, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.