Panoplosaurus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids PanoplosaurusTemporal range: Upper Cretaceous
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Panoplosaurus
Lambe, 1919
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Panoplosaurus was a type of armored dinosaur. It lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, about 76 to 73 million years ago. This dinosaur looked a bit like a walking tank because of its strong armor.
Panoplosaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate only plants. It likely munched on low-lying plants such as ferns and cycads. This dinosaur was a nodosaurid ankylosaur. Unlike some other ankylosaurs, it did not have a club at the end of its tail.
Panoplosaurus was quite large. It grew to about 7 meters (23 feet) long. It weighed around 3.5 tons, which is as heavy as a large truck! It had a big, bulky body with four short legs. It also had a short neck and a stiff tail.
Images for kids
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Outcrops of the Dinosaur Park Formation along the Red Deer River
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Life restoration
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Skull of Panoplosaurus mirus CMN 2759 in dorsal, ventral, and anterior views
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Scapulocoracoid, humerus, and tibia and fibula of Panoplosaurus holotype CMN 2759
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Osteoderms and arrangement of neck osteoderms of Panoplosaurus mirus
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Skull of Edmontonia rugosidens in the RTMP, at times considered a species of Panoplosaurus
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Mounted skeletons of Denversaurus and Tyrannosaurus, Houston Museum of Natural Science
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Skulls of Panoplosaurus (left) and Euoplocephalus (right) and their respective sinuses
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Map of North America and the Western Interior Seaway 75 mya
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Depiction of megaherbivores in the Dinosaur Park Formation, Panoplosaurus on the far right
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See also
In Spanish: Panoplosaurus mirus para niños
