Panoplosaurus

† Panoplosaurus was a nodosaurid ankylosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Canada. A heavily armored quadrupedal herbivore approximately 6–7 m long, it inhabited the coastal lowlands of Laramidia. Distinguished by broad body armor and absence of a tail club.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Panoplosaurus 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

Panoplosaurus 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.