Ankylosaurus And Other Armored And Plated Herbivores

Learn more about the dinosaurs Ankylosaurus and other armor-plated herbivores.

Introduces the class of dinosaurs known as armored and plated herbivores, describing the time period in which they lived, their various types, and the physical characteristics of each type, including such examples as Ankylosaurus, Euoplocephalus, and Wuerhosaurus.

Included in the twelve dinosaurs featured are some of the most heavily armoured animals that ever roamed Earth. Some of these big, plodding herbivores were covered from head to toe in thick, leathery skin with arrays of protruding bony nodules and spikes. Others had huge plates rising out of their backs and sharp, spiky tails.

Explains the way the Velociraptor and other raptors survived, by forcefully taking what they needed.

Explores the giant carnivorous dinosaurs best known as fierce hunters with powerful jaws and hind legs, who chase their prey and whose size could equal the length of four automobiles.

Introduces the class of dinosaurs known as horned herbivores, describing the time period in which they lived, their various types, and the physical characteristics of each type, including such examples as Diabloceratrops, Styracosaurus, and Zuniceratops.

Introduces the class of dinosaurs known as duck-billed and beaked herbivores, describing the time period in which they lived, their various types, and the physical characteristics of each type, including such examples as Altirhinus, Maiasaura, and Saurolophus.

Introduces the class of dinosaurs known as long-necked herbivores, describing the time period in which they lived, their various types, and the physical characteristics of each type, including such examples as Amargasaurus, Europasaurus, and Titanosaurus.

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