What made the Borealopelta fossil from Alberta special?

Its armor and skin were preserved like a statue

The Ankylosaurus Quiz – Facts Worth Knowing

Ankylosaurus was armored like a living tank, with bony plates even over its eyelids, and the ankylosaurus quiz explores how it defended itself. Learn about the tail club that could break bones, Barnum Brown's discovery in Montana and the amazingly preserved relative Borealopelta from Canada.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Name
What does Ankylosaurus mean?
Armor
What covered Ankylosaurus's body?
Club
What was at the end of its tail?
Brown
Who named Ankylosaurus in 1908?
Period
When did Ankylosaurus live?
Predator
Which predator might Ankylosaurus have defended against?
Borealopelta
What made the Borealopelta fossil from Alberta special?
Diet
What did Ankylosaurus eat?
Size
About how long was Ankylosaurus?
Belly
Which part of an ankylosaur was likely unarmored?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What does Ankylosaurus mean?
Answer: Fused lizard
Many skull bones were fused.
Q2: What covered Ankylosaurus's body?
Answer: Bony plates called osteoderms
Even its eyelids were armored.
Q3: What was at the end of its tail?
Answer: A heavy bony club
It could swing with great force.
Q4: Who named Ankylosaurus in 1908?
Answer: Barnum Brown
He found it in Montana.
Q5: When did Ankylosaurus live?
Answer: Late Cretaceous
Around 68 to 66 million years ago.
Q6: Which predator might Ankylosaurus have defended against?
Answer: Tyrannosaurus rex
They lived at the same time.
Q7: What made the Borealopelta fossil from Alberta special?
Answer: Its armor and skin were preserved like a statue
It was found by miners in 2011.
Q8: What did Ankylosaurus eat?
Answer: Low plants
It had small leaf-shaped teeth.
Q9: About how long was Ankylosaurus?
Answer: About 6 to 8 meters
It was the largest ankylosaurid.
Q10: Which part of an ankylosaur was likely unarmored?
Answer: Its belly
Predators may have tried to flip it.

The Ankylosaurus Quiz – The Living Tank

Ankylosaurus was a heavily armored plant-eating dinosaur that lived in western North America at the very end of the Cretaceous period. It was about 6 to 8 meters long and covered in bony plates called osteoderms.

Its most famous weapon was a heavy bony tail club that could deliver bone-breaking blows. Its skull was broad and fused, with armor even over the eyelids. Barnum Brown named Ankylosaurus in 1908 from fossils found in Montana.

Ankylosaurus lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex, and its armor likely protected it from such predators. A related ankylosaur, Borealopelta, found in Alberta in 2011, is so well preserved that it looks like a sleeping statue.

What This Quiz Teaches

Dinosaur fans and students will enjoy these questions.

What its name means
What armor it had
What the tail club did
Who named it
Which relative is preserved

Did You Know?

Ankylosaurs lived on many continents.
Their teeth were tiny.
Some ankylosaurs had spikes on their sides.
Tail clubs grew with age.
Ankylosaurus fossils are rare.