Species Classification: ‭ ‬Thyreophora

Stegouros

stegouros

In Depth        Stegouros is a genus of small ankylosaurian dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬What is an immediate stand out feature of this dinosaur is the tail which has a very distinct arrangement of osteoderms.‭ ‬This arranging of osteoderms led to comparison to a maquahuitl,‭ ‬a kind of hand held … Read more

Spicomellus

In Depth        Though only described from a single rib,‭ ‬the dinosaur Spicomellus has generated a lot of interest.‭ ‬First is the original assessment that Spicomellus represents a primitive ankylosaur,‭ ‬and if true this would not only help to build a pattern of development of this dinosaur lineage all the way back into the Jurassic,‭ ‬something … Read more

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