Borealopelta facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Borealopelta |
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| The holotype specimen on display at the Royal Tyrell Museum | |
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Borealopelta
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markmitchelli
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Borealopelta was a large armoured dinosaur. It was found in Alberta, Canada and is a nodosaurid ankylosaur.
The osteoderms in its armour were in their life positions, with remains of their keratin sheaths and overlying skin. It may be the most complete ankylosaur ever found. Melanin found in its epidermis remains suggests it was camouflaged.
The report gives its estimated length as 5.5 metres and its estimated weight as about ~1,300 kg.
Images for kids
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Holotype shown from above
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Restoration
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Side view of its display case at the museum.
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Photocomposite and schematic line drawings of the holotype
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Comparisons of the size of the bony core and keratinous sheath of the parascapular spine of Borealopelta to modern analogs
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Specimen from the right side
See also
In Spanish: Borealopelta markmitchelli para niños
