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Polacanthus
genus of reptiles (fossil) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polacanthus was an armoured, spiked, plant-eating dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous, about 132 to 100 million years ago. Polacanthus means "many spines."
Quick Facts Polacanthus Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
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Armour of Polacanthus foxii | |
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Genus: | Polacanthus Owen vide Anonymous, 1865 |
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Some paleontologists think that Polacanthus is the same genus as Hylaeosaurus. Fossils of this ankylosaurid have been found in England.