Tag: Ankylosaur
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Blade-like spikes covered newly discovered dinosaur unearthed in the UK
Live Science has a story about a dinosaur discovery in the UK. The new dinosaur, Vectipelta barretti, was discovered in 1993 on the Isle of Wight. It belongs to the sub-order Ankylosauria, which are low, wide, armored, plant-eating dinosaurs. This animal lived about 140 million years ago during the early Cretaceous Period. The description of…
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Heavily armoured dinosaur had ginger camouflage to deter predators – study
The Guardian has a story about a recent paper that studied coloring in the best-preserved armoured dinosaur ever discovered. The specimen of Ankylosaur named Borealopelta markmitchelli, was discovered back in 2011 at the Suncor Millennium Mine in Canada. The discovery was a surprise as the site had previously only revealed fossils of ancient marine reptiles. …
