Nodosauridae

† Nodosauridae is a family of ankylosaur dinosaurs lacking the tail club seen in ankylosaurids. These heavily armored herbivores bore rows of lateral spines and dorsal osteoderms; they inhabited terrestrial environments globally during the Cretaceous.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Nodosauridae was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Nodosauridae lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.