Ankylosaurus Tooth and Tail Club in Display Case
Description
The Ankylosaurus was a type of armoured dinosaur. It was the largest of its type, with a maximum size of 9 metres (30 feet).
The body was broad and low-slung and covered in armour. Carnivores, attacking from above, would find no weak points, and the animal could defend itself by using its clubbed tail.
Ankylosaurus was a herbivore, or plant-eater. Because there was no grass in the dinosaur times, the Ankylosaurus probably ate ferns and low shrubs.- Diet: Herbivorous
- Period: Upper Cretaceous
- Meaning: Fused Lizard
- Fun Facts:
- Ankylosaurus had a tail club that was composed of several large osteoderms, or boney lumps, which were fused to the last few tail vertebrae.
- Its heavy weight was supported by the last seven tail vertebrae, which interlocked to form a stiff rod at the base of the club and were themselves supported by thick boney tendons.
- Size: 4 x 8 x 11.5 cm
MPN: 89287
