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1. ANKYLOSAURUS
By Carrick

2. What is a Ankylosaurus?
An Ankylosaurus is a plant-eating dinosaur - a herbivore; meaning it’s a dinosaur I’ll feel
pretty safe around!!
Its scientific name is Ankylosaurus Magniventris. It was first discovered in 1906 by a
team led by American paleontologist Barnum Brown, who also discovered the T-Rex - a
dinosaur I’ll NOT feel safe around!!
Barnum Brown
Ankylosaurus is an armoured dinosaur. An armoured dinosaur is a
dinosaur who looks like it is wearing armour - like the more famous
Triceratops and stegosaurus.

3. Ankylosaurus was named by Barnum Brown - the paleontologist who discovered him.
The name Ankylosaurus comes from the Greek meaning “fused lizard”. It was named
that because the bones in its skull and on the other parts of the body were fused.
What’s in a name?

4. Its descendants and Relatives
There is actually no known animals that descended from the Ankylosaurus but the
Ankylosaurus does have close relatives. Those relatives are Euoplocephalus and
Anodontosaurus.
Anodontosaurus Euoplocephalus

5. Fun Facts
● The Ankylosaurus could swing its tail so hard that it could crush bones!
● The Ankylosaurus was the first armored dinosaur
● The Ankylosaurus is known to be a slow moving dinosaur but when needed it
can move really fast
● The spikes on the Ankylosaurus helps protect itself and if that wasn’t enough,
it had a tail that could break bones to protect itself

6. The End