Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus

Named acutosquameus, or 'sharp-scaled,' Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus was an ankylosaur armoured with sharply keeled osteoderms. This low-slung quadrupedal herbivore reached about six metres in length and carried a bony tail club, a defence against the tyrannosaurids of its world. It lived during the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. For decades its remains were confused with Euoplocephalus, until it was re-established as a distinct genus in 2009.

† Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus is an ankylosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. Estimated at around 6 m in length, it was a low-slung quadruped herbivore covered in sharply-keeled osteoderms (reflected in its species name, acutosquameus, 'sharp-scaled'). It wielded a bony tail club for defence against tyrannosaurids. For decades confused with Euoplocephalus, it was re-established as a distinct genus in 2009.

食性と摂食

Herbivore

Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus は草食恐竜でした。草食恐竜は一般的にシダ、ソテツ、針葉樹など、その時代に存在した植物を食べていました。多くの草食恐竜は硬い植物を処理するための特化した歯と消化器系を発達させました。

時代

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic 代

百万年前

恐竜の最後の時代で、ティラノサウルス・レックス、トリケラトプス、ヴェロキラプトルなど象徴的な種が活躍した。チクシュルーブ・クレーターの壊滅的な小惑星衝突によって中生代が終わる前に、恐竜は最大の多様性に達した。

発見場所

Canada

クイックスタート

地質時代	Cretaceous Late
食性	Herbivore

よくある質問

When did Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus live?

Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus lived during the Cretaceous Late period (Mesozoic Era, 100.5–66.0 million years ago).

What did Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus eat?

Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus was a herbivore.

Where were Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus fossils found?

Fossils of Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus were found in Canada.

恐竜を比較

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Data verified 3月 2026

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