CollectA 88143 – Ankylosaurus

17 x 5 cm

Name: Ankylosaurus‭ (‬Fused lizard‭)‬.
Phonetic: An-kie-lo-sore-us.
Named By: Barnum Brown‭ ‬-‭ ‬1908.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Thyreophora,‭ ‬Ankylosauridae,‭ ‬Ankylosaurinae.
Species: A.‭ ‬magniventris (type).
Type: Herbivore.
Size: Based upon comparison to skull size of other ankylosaurs, the largest known remains of a 64 centimetres long skull credits Ankylosaurus with being at least 6.25 meters in length. Lack of overall fossils however makes more exact details uncertain.
Known locations: Canada, Alberta – Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Scollard Formation. USA, Montana – Hell Creek Formation, New Mexico – Kirtland Formation, Wyoming – Ferris Formation, Lance Formation.
Time period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.