Ankylosaurus

Name: Ankylosaurus (Fused lizard).

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Phonetic: An-kie-lo-sore-us.

Named By: Barnum Brown - 1908.

Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Thyreophora, Ankylosauridae, Ankylosaurinae.

Species: A. magniventris (type).

Type: Herbivore.

Size: Based upon comparison to skull size of other ankylosaurs, the largest known remains of a 64 centimetres long skull credits Ankylosaurus with being at least 6.25 meters in length. Lack of overall fossils however makes more exact details uncertain.

Known locations: Canada, Alberta - Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Scollard Formation. USA, Montana - Hell Creek Formation, New Mexico - Kirtland Formation, Wyoming - Ferris Formation, Lance Formation.

Time period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation: Skull, teeth, osteoderms, vertebrae, limb bones, ribs, tail club, all from several fossil locations.