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The

Ank

ylos

auru

s w

as a

slo

w-m

ovin

g he

rbiv

ore,

aro

und

30 fee

tlo

ng,

and

is b

est

know

n fo

r its

bod

y ar

mor

com

pose

d of

larg

e bo

ny p

late

s em

bedd

ed o

nto

its s

kin.

It

had

a po

wer

ful c

lubb

ed

tail

and

2 pa

irs

of h

orns

on

its h

ead.

The

se fea

ture

s pr

ovid

ed

prot

ectio

n fr

om p

reda

tors

like

the

Tyr

anno

saur

us r

ex.

It li

ved

during

the

late

Cre

tace

ous

period

(70

mill

ion

year

s ag

o)

and

was

one

of

the

last

rem

aini

ng d

inos

aurs

bef

ore

the

grea

t ex

tinct

ion.

Ank

ylos

auru

s