Armoured dinosaur's 'crazy' spikes weren't just for defence

A 165-million-year-old ankylosaur from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco was covered in an array of extreme armour including body spikes fused to its skeleton, a feature never seen in any dinosaur before

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Aug 27, 2025 - 22:00
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Armoured dinosaur's 'crazy' spikes weren't just for defence
A 165-million-year-old ankylosaur from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco was covered in an array of extreme armour including body spikes fused to its skeleton, a feature never seen in any dinosaur before

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