Euoplocephalus tutus - Ornithischian Dinosaurs
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(you-oh-ploh-seff-a-luss)
"well-armored head"
Describer Lambe, 1902
Also Known As --
Type of Species tutus
Order Ornithischia
SubOrder Thyreophora
InfraOrder Ankylosauria
Micro-Order --
Family Ankylosauridae
Size 17 feet 95.2 meters) long
Period Late Cretaceous, 76 million years ago
Fossilsite Montana, USA; Alberta, Canada
Diet Herbivore
Euoplocephalus lived during the Late Cretaceous Perio, about 76 million years ago. Fossil finds have been identified in Montana, USA; and Alberta, Canada. Euoplocephalus was one of the best armored dinosaurs. it had a short and stocky body. This ankylosaur's back and sides were covered in a dense protective layer of bony plates.
Euoplocephalus had a solid, heavily reinforced club at the end of its tail. This club might have been wielded like a knight's mace. It could have been a powerful weapon when used against its opponents. It could crush the legs or ribs of an attacker, leaving them with possible massive internal injuries.
Euoplocephalus had thick spines along its back and on the side of its face for protection. Even its eyelids were armored. This dinosaur was built like a tank, very well protected all around, except for its underbelly. Its underbelly was soft and not as heavily protected as the rest of its body. To turn this dinosaur over, a predator had to brave a deadly counter attack from this dinosaur's solid club.
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