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An Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus, the fused lizard. Find out about its bony armour and tail club, what it ate, which dinosaurs it lived beside, and test yourself with a quick quiz.

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Meet Ankylosaurus

Its name means fused lizard. Many of its bones and armour plates were fused together, making it stiff and strong. Ankylosaurus was built like a tank, with bony armour across its back and a club on its tail.

What was the club for?

Ankylosaurus probably used the heavy club on the end of its tail to defend itself against big meat-eaters.

What did Ankylosaurus eat?

Plants. It had a beak and grinding teeth.

When did Ankylosaurus live?

At the very end of the Cretaceous period, about 68 to 66 million years ago, in what is now North America. It lived at the same time and in the same place as T. rex, Triceratops and Pachycephalosaurus.

Ankylosaurus in a nutshell

Quick quiz: Ankylosaurus

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  1. What does the name Ankylosaurus mean?

    • Fused lizard
    • Roof lizard
    • Arm lizard
    • Thick-headed lizard

    Fused lizard. Many of its bones and armour plates were fused together, making it stiff and strong.

  2. What did Ankylosaurus probably use its tail club for?

    • To defend itself against big meat-eaters
    • To dig for water
    • To knock fruit from trees
    • To help it swim

    To defend itself against big meat-eaters.

  3. True or false: Ankylosaurus was a meat-eater.

    False. It ate plants, with a beak and grinding teeth.

  4. Which famous meat-eater lived at the same time and in the same place as Ankylosaurus?

    • T. rex
    • Allosaurus
    • Spinosaurus
    • Velociraptor

    T. rex.

  5. True or false: Ankylosaurus lived in the Jurassic.

    False. It lived at the very end of the Cretaceous, about 68 to 66 million years ago.

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