tail club
Dinosaur's bony bludgeon
A tail club is a bony mass at the end of certain dinosaurs' tails, most famously found in ankylosaurs, where it functioned as a defensive weapon.
The structure consisted of fused vertebrae and bony plates that formed a heavy, club-like knob capable of delivering powerful blows to predators.
The ankylosaur's tail club could likely break bones with a single swing.
- ankylosaurTank-like armored dinosaur
- armored dinosaurDinosaur with protective plating
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
- swingSuspended recreational seat
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