Basic Ankylosaurid
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Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus was an armor-plated ornithopod from the Cretaceous of North America. With an approximate lenth of 20 feet, Ankylosaurus was a dinosaurian battle tank. The fused plates on its body offered protection from attacks while its tail club may have been used as a bone-breaking defensive weapon.
Edmontonia
A member of infraorder Ankylosauris, family Nodosauridae, Edmontonia also lived in Cretaceous North America. It was about the same size as Ankylosaurus and also had body armor. Though it lacked a tail club, its body was lined with large spikes. The spikes could have been used for mating purposes, defense, or could have been a result of sexual selection.
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus was an armor-plated ornithopod from the Cretaceous of North America. With an approximate lenth of 20 feet, Ankylosaurus was a dinosaurian battle tank. The fused plates on its body offered protection from attacks while its tail club may have been used as a bone-breaking defensive weapon.
Edmontonia
A member of infraorder Ankylosauris, family Nodosauridae, Edmontonia also lived in Cretaceous North America. It was about the same size as Ankylosaurus and also had body armor. Though it lacked a tail club, its body was lined with large spikes. The spikes could have been used for mating purposes, defense, or could have been a result of sexual selection.
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