Whenever Ankylosaurus is mentioned—in basic cable documentaries, cheap time-travel novels, or elsewhere—you might as well just start counting the seconds until somebody inevitably compares it to a ...

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An Ankylosaurus probably couldn't kill a Tyrannosaurus rex with the club at the end of its tail, but new research suggests the bony bludgeon could definitely break its ankles. To estimate just how ...

Predators would have had to flip the squat, four-legged animal over, exposing its unprotected underbelly, to find a weak spot. Ankylosaurus's distinctive plates did more than deflect blows—they could ...

The ankylosaur boasted a clubbed tail strong enough to break bones. Here's how a dinosaur developed into one bad herbivore you don't want to mess with. CNET freelancer Danny Gallagher has contributed ...

Ankylosaurus magniventris was the prehistoric tank of the late Cretaceous period, some 70 million to 66 million years ago. This enormous four-legged dinosaur had a squat body covered with bony plates ...

Often compared to an army tank or bus, Ankylosaurus was a heavily armored dinosaur with a large club-like protrusion at the end of its tail. Ankylosaurus means "fused lizard" in Greek, and it was ...

The ankylosaurus, already the best dinosaur, has been further improved. Spicomellus afer, sporting what the BBC describes as "punk rock" dermal armor along its head and back, is at 165m years the ...

Next year is a big year for Jurassic Park as it marks its landmark 30th anniversary. If you are a collector, then one of the best Jurassic Park lines on the market right now is Mattel's impressive ...

The late Cretaceous dinosaur's distinct armored body and tail makes it an easily recognizable reptile in the wild. The herbivorous animals are found in small family units on the island. Its fused ...