I Know Dino Podcast: Ankylosaurus

For those who may not know, Ankylosaurus was a heavily armored herbivore (and Garret’s favorite dinosaur).

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In this episode, we discuss:

The dinosaur of the day: Ankylosaurus, which means “Fused Lizard.”
Ankylosaurus existed in the late Cretaceous, about 68 million years ago.
Barnum Brown first discovered Ankylosaurus in 1908 in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana.
Ankylosaurus was 20 feet long, weighed up to 4 tons, and had a tiny break.
Paleontologists call Ankylosaurus a “living tank” because it had plates of bone as body armor, similar to what we see in modern crocodiles or armadillos.
They are also sometimes called the “Cows of the Cretaceous” because they were not that smart and they grazed slowly on vegetation.
Ankylosaurus also had two rows of spikes along its body and horns and plates. Ankylosaurus has a tail club that could potentially break bones.
Ankylosaurus was so wide, predators would have had to flip it over to find a weak spot in the underbelly.
Ankylosaurus stripped leaves from plants, had a top speed of 6 mph, and a strong sense of small.
Ankylosaurus is part of the family Ankylosauridae; fossils of this family have been found on every continent but Africa.
Fun Fact: Ankylosaurus may have been able to blush.

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