Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus magniventris
Ankylosaurus represents the heavily armoured ankylosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous.
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Characteristics
- Scientific name
- Ankylosaurus magniventris
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
- Lived
- 68–66 Ma (68 million years ago)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Habitat
- Plains, Forest
- Length (estimate)
- 6 m
- Mass (estimate)
- 6,000 kg
Description
Ankylosaurus was a low-built quadruped with bony plates beneath its skin and a large tail club. The club could probably deliver powerful blows, but there is no direct evidence of how often it was used as a weapon. Its broad body and small teeth indicate a plant-rich diet of low-growing vegetation. Complete skeletons are rare, so the familiar form has been assembled partly from isolated remains.
Habitat
Lowland forests and coastal plains of western North America.
Fossil sites
Hell Creek Formation, Montana
Hell Creek Formation
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Contemporaries in the database
Sources: Ankylosaurus