Artist's reconstruction · realistic art coming in a later version
Ankylosaurus
an-KY-luh-SOR-us
“Fused Lizard”
CretaceousWhen
Late Cretaceous
Where
North America
Size
Up to 26 ft long
Diet
Plants
6 Facts
1–6- Ankylosaurus was like a living tank, covered head to tail in thick bony armor.
- Its name means “Fused Lizard,” because its armor plates were fused to its body.
- It swung a massive club at the end of its tail that could break a predator’s bones.
- Even its eyelids had bony armor.
- It was a plant-eater with a wide, low body for munching ground plants.
- Its armor was so good that even a T. rex would have struggled to bite through it.