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Hungarosaurus
Hungarosaurus Ankylosaurus
Rows of spikes jutted from
the sides of Hungarosaurus. Ankylosaurs
Gargoyleosaurus
Armor plates
protected the heads
Sauropelta had long of some ankylosaurs.
spikes on its neck.
The bony plates were
embedded in the thick skin.
Ankylosaurus even
had armored eyelids.
Like many ankylosaurs, only Scelidosaurus
the belly was unprotected. The beak of
this ankylosaur
ancestor had
sharp edges for
cropping plants.
tyrannosaurs. Like several others, including mouths, ideal for gathering plant
Ankylosaurus, Saichania also had a hefty tail food in bulk, without being too
club to swipe at predators, inflicting serious selective, much like modern elephants.
injury. Others, such as Sauropelta, had long Their bulky bodies contained big
shoulder spikes that may have been as much digestive systems for processing
for show as for defense. Many had broad their fibrous diet.
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