Ankylosaurus CollectA 88143
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.
