In Depth Euoplocephalus was one of the best-known armored dinosaurs, living in western North America during the Late Cretaceous, about 76–67 million years ago. Its name means “well-armored head,” and it was one of the largest ankylosaurs, protected by heavy bony plates and equipped with a massive tail club. Euoplocephalus was part of the same … Read more
In Depth At the time of the description in 2017, Zuul was the best preserved ankylosaurine ankylosaur ever found in North America. Not only was the skull and post cranial skeleton mostly complete, many of the armoured plates that adorned its back were still present. The type species name, Z. crurivastator, is Latin and basically … Read more
In Depth Akainacephalus is a genus of ankylosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous. During this time, the central portion of North America was submerged by the Western Interior Seaway, carving North America into two landmasses; Appalacia to the East, and Laramidia to the West. Akainacephalus hails from the southern portion of … Read more