Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 28 of 34
Ankylosaurus
North America · Cretaceous
Ankylosaurus carried bony armour in its skin. Its tail ended in a heavy club.
Did you know?
Despite its armour, it ate plants.
Look together
What shape do you see at the tip of its tail?
An idea to try
Trace around the club at the tip of the tail.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Ankylosaurus magniventris is known from Late Cretaceous North America. The entire armour has not been found in place on a complete skeleton. The drawing proposes a simplified arrangement; the club is connected to the tail.
Look together: What shape do you see at the tip of its tail? Trace around the club at the tip of the tail.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
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- Natural History Museum: AnkylosaurusConnect body armour and a tail club with observable anatomy.
Source review: 2026-10-04. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
