Ankylosaurus
E836468
Ankylosaurus is a heavily armored, club-tailed herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, known for its tank-like body and defensive adaptations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ankylosaurid dinosaur
ⓘ
genus ⓘ thyreophoran dinosaur ⓘ |
| bodyArmor | heavily armored osteoderms ⓘ |
| bodyShape | broad low-slung body ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Triceratops
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrannosaurus rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveAdaptation |
dorsal armor plates
ⓘ
lateral spikes and knobs ⓘ tail club used as a weapon ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | about 6 to 8 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | about 6 metric tons or more ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Ankylosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | low-browsing plant eater ⓘ |
| fossilRange | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Maastrichtian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | terrestrial ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
partial skeletons
ⓘ
skull material ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| likelyHabitat | floodplains and coastal lowlands ⓘ |
| livedIn | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Barnum Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | fused lizard ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive bony armor
ⓘ
tank-like body ⓘ |
| order | Ornithischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| popularCulture | frequently depicted in dinosaur media ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skullCharacteristic |
horn-like projections
ⓘ
wide low skull ⓘ |
| subfamily | Ankylosaurinae ⓘ |
| suborder | Thyreophora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailClubFunction | defense against predators ⓘ |
| tailFeature | bony tail club ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| toothType | small leaf-shaped teeth ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Ankylosaurus magniventris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1908 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.