PRONUNCIATION: |
a-kan-THOF-o-liss |
TRANSLATION: |
Spine Bearer |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, Quadrupedal |
ORDER: |
Ornithischia |
SUBORDER: |
Thyreophora |
INFRAORDER: |
Ankylosauria |
MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Nodosauridae |
HEIGHT: |
6 feet (1.8 meters) |
LENGTH: |
18 feet (5.5 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Early-Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Fragmentary remains were discovered in England. Because its remains are distributed among several museums, it is difficult now to form an accurate picture of its appearance. Acanthopholis was one of the armored dinosaurs. The shoulders and neck of its slender body were armed with spikes. Possibly too fragmentary to base the genus on. |
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