All articles tagged with #armored dinosaur
A new study reveals that the ancient ankylosaur Spicomellus afer, dating over 165 million years, had unprecedented armor and tail weaponry, indicating complex evolution of defensive features earlier than previously thought, and highlighting the significance of African dinosaur fossils.
A new species of ankylosaurine dinosaur, Datai yingliangis, has been discovered in southeastern China from two well-preserved immature skeletons, representing a unique addition to the early Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna. This ancient armored dinosaur had double cheek horns, making it distinct from other known ankylosaurines and shedding light on the early evolution of this group. The discovery provides valuable insights into the diversity and evolution of armored dinosaurs during the Late Cretaceous period.
A new species of armored dinosaur, Vectipelta barretti, has been discovered on the Isle of Wight and named after Prof Paul Barrett of the Natural History Museum. The fossilized remains show differences from the previously known ankylosaur from the Isle of Wight, Polacanthus foxii, and suggest that dinosaurs moved freely from Asia to Europe in the Early Cretaceous. The discovery sheds light on ankylosaur diversity within the Wessex formation and Early Cretaceous England, which is crucial to understanding if a mass extinction occurred at the end of the Jurassic and how life recovered.