ankylosauruses
Club-tailed herbivores
Ankylosauruses is a plural of ankylosaurus, a genus of heavily armored dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous period.
These plant-eaters were built like living tanks—low to the ground, covered in bony plates, and equipped with a massive club at the end of the tail for defense against predators.
Protective combat covering
- bony platesHard skeletal outer armor
- scutesHorny epidermal plates
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
- hornsBony animal projections
skull · vertebrae · tendons · limbs · body plan · keratin · fossils · skeleton
Plant-only consumer
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- defenseProtection against harm
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- herdGrazing animals together
foraging · territorial · browsing · camouflage · burrowing · wallowing · feeding · survival
Final Mesozoic period
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
- AlbertaWestern Canadian province
Mongolia · Gobi Desert · specimens · excavation · stratigraphy · sediment · articulated · quarry
Monophyletic taxonomic group
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
relatives · Gastonia · systematics · evolution · descendant
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- Jurassic WorldDinosaur theme park film
- documentariesFilms depicting real events
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- paleoartImagery of vanished species
animation · museum displays · children's books · video games · movies · merchandise · figurines · collectibles
armor
Protective combat covering
- bony platesHard skeletal outer armor
- scutesHorny epidermal plates
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
horns · skull · vertebrae · tendons · limbs · body plan · keratin · fossils · skeleton · pelvis
herbivore
Plant-only consumer
herd · foraging · territorial · browsing · camouflage · burrowing · wallowing · feeding · survival · combat
Cretaceous
Final Mesozoic period
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
Alberta · Mongolia · Gobi Desert · specimens · excavation · stratigraphy · sediment · articulated · quarry · paleobiology
clade
Monophyletic taxonomic group
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
phylogeny · relatives · Gastonia · systematics · evolution · descendant
Jurassic Park
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- Jurassic WorldDinosaur theme park film
- documentariesFilms depicting real events
- illustrationPicture explaining something
paleoart · animation · museum displays · children's books · video games · movies · merchandise · figurines · collectibles