ankylosaurs
Club-tailed herbivores
Ankylosaurs were armored dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous period, characterized by bony plates covering their backs and, in many species, a heavy club at the end of the tail.
The name means "fused lizard," referring to the fused bones in their skulls.
These herbivores were built like living tanks: The ankylosaur's tail club could shatter a predator's leg.
Protective combat covering
- tail clubFused vertebrae forming weapon
- scutesHorny epidermal plates
- bony platesHard skeletal outer armor
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
skull · nasal passages · beak · short legs · wide body · low-slung · barrel-shaped · horns
Preserved ancient organism traces
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- excavationAct of unearthing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
specimen · mummified · preservation · Mongolia · Gobi Desert · Alberta · dig site · discovery
Large storage vessel
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- theropodBipedal carnivorous dinosaur group
- bone-crushingViolently forceful impact
- protectionGuarding against harm
camouflage · passive defense · armor plating · impenetrable · shielded · weapon · counterattack · survival strategy
Monophyletic taxonomic group
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- familyRelated people together
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- toyObject for amusement
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- paleoartImagery of vanished species
documentary · children's books · museum display · animatronic · merchandise · figurine · video game · collectible
armor
Protective combat covering
- tail clubFused vertebrae forming weapon
- scutesHorny epidermal plates
- bony platesHard skeletal outer armor
spikes · skull · nasal passages · beak · short legs · wide body · low-slung · barrel-shaped · horns · teeth
fossils
Preserved ancient organism traces
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- excavationAct of unearthing
skeleton · specimen · mummified · preservation · Mongolia · Gobi Desert · Alberta · dig site · discovery · museum
tank
Large storage vessel
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- theropodBipedal carnivorous dinosaur group
- bone-crushingViolently forceful impact
protection · camouflage · passive defense · armor plating · impenetrable · shielded · weapon · counterattack · survival strategy · herd behavior
clade
Monophyletic taxonomic group
Jurassic Park
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- toyObject for amusement
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- illustrationPicture explaining something
paleoart · documentary · children's books · museum display · animatronic · merchandise · figurine · video game · collectible · educational
- MesozoicVelociraptor, Brachiosaurus, Spinosaurus, pterosaurs, pterodactyl
- fossilsammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils, fossil
- prehistoric lifetriceratops, Velociraptor, velociraptor, stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus
- archosaursarchosaurs, birds, pterosaurs, bird, crocodiles
- dinosaur cladestheropods, sauropods, hadrosaurs, stegosaurs, tyrannosaurs
ankylosaursStyracosaurus
Horned, frilled Cretaceous herbivore
theropods · stegosaurs · hadrosaurs · iguanodonts · sauropods
ankylosaurstheropods
Carnivorous bipedal dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus rex · Velociraptor · tyrannosaurs · Spinosaurus · Giganotosaurus