DINOSAUR OF THE DAY:  ANKYLOSAURUS!!

Fun facts:

If Ankylosaurus was dining at a fine restaurant would it order steak or salad? Salad!

What is Ankylosaurus’ most awesome characteristic/superpower? At the end of its tail, there is a bony club that it can use to smash its enemies!  Also it is speculated that these bony clubs had something to do with sex.  But this is a family blog (not really, actually) so we’re not going to go there.  Also it had thick plates covering its body.  And spikes.  Ankylosaurus is actually part of a larger family of Ankylosauria who are similar.

When did it roam the earth? From the early Jurassic period through to the end of the Cretaceous period – that’s a long time!

Dubious fact that I found on some random geocities website: Apparently Ankylosaurus was one of the last species of dinosaur to bite the big one.  I am inclined to believe this, as all that armour makes them pretty bad ass.

Want to know more about Ankylosaurus? There’s this great book on google books that even has pictures!  I highly reccomend the diagram on page 10 where the locations of Ankylosaurus’ tail knob and eyelids are helpfully indicated.