Ankylosaur
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Ankylosaurs were herbivorous armoured dinosaurs in the order Ornithischia. Their armour was made of scutes (bony scales). They were quadrupeds with short and strong legs. Fossils of Ankylosaurs have been found on every continent. They were of two types:
- Ankylosauria
- Ankylosauridae: armoured from their head to their club-ended tail.
- Nodosauridae: no tail club but spikes and bony bumps on body.
Quick Facts Ankylosaur Temporal range: Middle Jurassic – Upper Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
Ankylosaur Temporal range: Middle Jurassic – Upper Cretaceous | |
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Euoplocephalus, an ankylosaur | |
Animantarx: a nodosaur | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Order: | †Ornithischia |
Clade: | †Thyreophora |
Clade: | †Eurypoda |
Suborder: | †Ankylosauria Osborn, 1923 |
Subgroups | |
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They first appeared in the Middle Jurassic,[1] and lived until the end of the Cretaceous period.