fromwww.npr.org1 week agoUS newsA spine-tingling discovery: This dinosaur had spiked body armorSpicomellus was a small four-legged herbivore with unprecedented armor: three-foot neck spikes, fused rib spikes, hip and tail weapons.
fromMail Online2 weeks agoScienceMeet the 'punk rocker' dinosaur! Creature had SPIKES sticking out neckSpicomellus, the oldest known ankylosaur, had unique bony spikes fused to its ribs and a spiked neck collar and lived about 165 million years ago.
fromMail Online2 weeks agoScienceMeet the 'punk rocker' dinosaur! Creature had SPIKES sticking out neck
SciencefromArs Technica2 weeks agoNew dinosaur species is the punk rock version of an ankylosaurAnkylosaur armor evolved from elaborate, long spines and fused osteoderm half-collars in early species like Spicomellus to less elaborate spikes over time.