Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus

Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus

† 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.

食性与取食

Herbivore

Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus 是草食性恐龙。草食性恐龙通常以蕨类植物、苏铁、针叶树等其所处时代的植被为食。许多草食性恐龙进化出了专门用于处理坚韧植物材料的牙齿和消化系统。

时代

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic 代

Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus 生活在距今约 100.5 至 66.0 百万年前的 Mesozoic 代 Cretaceous Late 纪。

恐龙时代的最终篇章,出现了霸王龙、三角龙、伶盗龙等标志性物种。恐龙在奇克苏鲁陨石撞击终结中生代之前达到了多样性顶峰。

发现地点

发现地点 Canada

快速开始

地质时代 Cretaceous Late
食性 Herbivore

常见问题

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.

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