Nodosaurus

† Nodosaurus is a Late Cretaceous nodosaurid ankylosaur from North America. A medium-sized armored herbivore ~4 m long covered in rows of dorsal keeled osteoderms and lateral spines, it lacked the bony tail club of ankylosaurids.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Nodosaurus 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

Nodosaurus 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.