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fromwww.npr.org
19 hours ago
US news

A spine-tingling discovery: This dinosaur had spiked body armor

Spicomellus was a small four-legged herbivore with unprecedented armor: three-foot neck spikes, fused rib spikes, hip and tail weapons.
fromMail Online
1 week ago
Science

Meet the 'punk rocker' dinosaur! Creature had SPIKES sticking out neck

Spicomellus, the oldest known ankylosaur, had unique bony spikes fused to its ribs and a spiked neck collar and lived about 165 million years ago.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

New dinosaur species is the punk rock version of an ankylosaur

Ankylosaur armor evolved from elaborate, long spines and fused osteoderm half-collars in early species like Spicomellus to less elaborate spikes over time.
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