Ankylosaurs facts for kids
Quick facts for kids AnkylosaursTemporal range: Middle Jurassic—Upper Cretaceous
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| Euoplocephalus, an ankylosaur | |
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| Animantarx: a nodosaur | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | †Ornithischia |
| Clade: | †Eurypoda |
| Suborder: | †Ankylosauria Osborn, 1923 |
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Ankylosaurs were herbivorous armoured dinosaurs of the order Ornithischia. Their armour was made of scutes (bony scales). They were quadrupeds with short and strong legs. Fossils of Ankylosaurs have been found on every continent. They include two distinct groups:
- Ankylosauria
- Ankylosauridae: armoured from their head to their club-ended tail.
- Nodosauridae: no tail club but spikes and bony bumps on body.
Images for kids
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Armour of the nodosaurid Edmontonia
See also
In Spanish: Ankylosauria para niños
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