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Ankylosaurus- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
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Antarctopelta- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
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Dacentrurus- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Jurassic period
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Edmontonia- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
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Euoplocephalus- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
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Gargoyleosaurus- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Jurassic period
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Gastonia- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
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Hylaeosaurus- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
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Kentrosaurus- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Jurassic period
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Liaoningosaurus- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Carnivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
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Minmi- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
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Peloroplites- Classification
- Thyreophora
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Cretaceous period
Unravel the mystery of Thyreophorans, the "moving fortresses" of the dinosaur world.
We explore the secret of the armor (osteoderms) of Ankylosaurus and Stegosaurus, and the defensive evolutionary strategy that allowed them to survive until the Cretaceous period.






















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