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This small dinosaur’s
back was covered with Some of the frill
prickly bristles. bristles spikes were about
24 in (60 cm) long.
Heterodontosaurus

The nose
horn of Dinosaur defence
Styracosaurus may
have been up to
22 in (57 cm)
long.

Struthiomimus Styracosaurus horns

speed

The reinforced skull
of a pachycephalosaur
could be used as a
weapon in a crisis.
With its long legs,
Struthiomimus
could outrun most
of its enemies.
Pachycephalosaurus head

Kentrosaurus spikes

The extra-long
shoulder spikes
protected it from
side attacks.

heavily armored with plates and spikes. It could curved claws on its hands that could inflict
use its spiked tail as a defensive weapon, just like serious damage, and the bone-headed
the club-tailed Euoplocephalus, lashing out at Pachycephalosaurus may have even
an attacker. Styracosaurus had an impressive charged its enemies head first.
array of horns, which may have been useful in a Sometimes attack was the best
tight corner. Others like Alxasaurus had long, form of defense.

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