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Ankylosaur Dinosaurs
The Ankylosauria (meaning "fused lizards") dinosaurs
were a infraorder of the the
Ornithischian
dinosaurs.
Together with the
Stegosaurs,
Ankylosaurs form the Thyreophora ("shield bearers") suborder
of Ornithischia.
Dinosaurs in the
Ankylosauria infraorder include
Ankylosaurus
(of course!),
as well as,
among others,
Animantarx,
Edmontonia,
Euoplocephalus
(sometimes known as "Scolosaurus"),
Gastonia, and
Tarchia.
Ankylosaurs first appeared during the early
Jurassic period,
and survived until the
end of the
Cretaceous period,
about 65 million years ago, when all the remaining non-avian
dinosaurs became
extinct.
All Ankylosaurs were herbivores (plant-eaters),
quadrupedal (walking on four legs),
and protected by armor. Although the amount of armor
did differ between species. The Ankylosaurs are principally divided into
two families - the Ankylosauridae and the Nodosauridae -
the big difference between that most (but not all) of the former have
bony clubs in their tails, whereas none of the latter family where equipped
with such clubs. Recent research has however added one additional family,
Scelidosauridae to the Ankylosaurs - this group currently
contains only two early and primitive armored dinosaurs:
Bienosaurus and Scelidosaurus.
Ankylosaurs first appeared during the early Jurassic, about 200 million years ago, and survived until the end of the Cretaceous period, about 65 million years ago
Types of Ankylosaurs
Here is a list of some Ankylosaurs:
Related Information & Resources
See Also
Ankylosaur Books
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By Daniel Loxton
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This mind-blowing feast for the eye uses photo-realistic, computer-generated images to illustrate what dinosaurs might have looked like in their natural environment. Complementing the extraordinary images is an exciting, scientifically accurate story about a young ankylosaur (a plant-eating, heavy-plated dinosaur) living along the banks of a grassy lake. When he encounters an old ankylosaur, he gently endeavours to make contact, only to be rebuffed. Then a T. rex attacks, and the youngster knows the old dinosaur is in grave danger. Will the T. rex triumph? It looks that way, until the young ankylosaur comes to the rescue, tail club swinging. Ankylosaur Attack is book one in the Tales of Prehistoric Life series. Dramatic stories + eyepopping visuals = a surefire hit with young dinosaur lovers. |
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By Thom Holmes
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| Ankylosaurs, including: Ankylosauria, Nodosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Hylaeosaurus, Polacanthus, Scelidosaurus, Tianchisaurus, Cryptosaurus, ... Edmontonia, Niobrarasaurus, Pinacosaurus |
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Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Ankylosaurs.
More info: Ankylosauria is a group of herbivorous dinosaurs of the order Ornithischia. It includes the great majority of dinosaurs with armor in the form of bony osteoderms. Ankylosaurs were bulky quadrupeds, with short, powerful limbs. They are first known to have appeared in the early Jurassic Period of China, and persisted until the end of the Cretaceous Period. They have been found on every continent except Africa. The first dinosaur ever discovered in Antarctica was the ankylosaurian Antarctopelta, fossils of which were recovered from Ross Island in 1986. |
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