Acanthopholis
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| phylum | Chordata | Acanthopholis is a genus of ankylosaurian dinosaur in the family Nodosauridae that lived during the Early Cretaceous Period of England. Acanthopholis's armour consisted of oval keeled plates set almost horizontally into the skin, with long spikes protruding from the neck and shoulder area, along the spine. Acanthopholis was quadrupedal and herbivorous. Its size has been estimated to be in the range of 3 to 5.5 meters (10 to 18 ft) long and approximately 380 kilograms (840 lb) in weight.
For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Thyreophora |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Ornithischia | |
| family | Nodosauridae | |
| genus | Acanthopholis | |
| Temporal range | Early Cretaceous |
