ANKYLOSAUR Definition & Meaning

ankylosaur

[ ang-kuh-loh-sawr ]

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noun

any of several herbivorous dinosaurs of the suborder Ankylosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having the body covered with thick, bony plates.

ankylosaur

/ ˈæŋ��ɪ��əʊˌ��ɔː /

noun

any of various quadrupedal herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs constituting the suborder Ankylosauria, which were most abundant in upper Cretaceous times and had a very heavily armoured tanklike body

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of ankylosaur¹

First recorded in 1905–10, ankylosaur is from the New Latin word Ankylosauria name of the suborder. See ancylo-, -saur, -ia

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Origin of ankylosaur¹

C20: from New Latin, from Greek ankulos crooked + -saur

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Though the new dinosaur bears some similarities to the last ankylosaur discovered on the island - called Polacanthus foxii - scientists do not think the two species were very closely related.

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It comes from an ankylosaur, a group of armored, plant-eaters that were not close relatives of birds.

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More prehistory: A study of an ankylosaur skeleton provides insights into the behavior of a dinosaur that was practically a natural tank.

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Instead, the armor appeared to have been splintered by another ankylosaur’s club.

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They included two unique footprints: one made by an ankylosaur, an armored plant-eating dinosaur, and the other by a carnivorous theropod.

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