Euoplocephalus

 Anatomy:                                                                         

• large armored dinosaur

• wide head

• horny and toothless beak

• small and peg-like cheek teeth

• bony horns

• small brain

• leathery skin

• rows of large spikes along its body

• large horns

• raised and club-like tail

• bony plates as protection for its eyes

• a pair of big spines on the sides of its head

• four short and sturdy legs

• short neck

 Size:                                                                                    

	size
Length		20 feet (6 m)
Height		8 feet. (2.7 m)
weight		about 2 tons

 Meaning and pronunciation:                                        

	EUOPLOCEPHALUS
Meaning		Well-armored head
pronounced		u-Opp-low-Seff-uh-luss

 Diet:                                                                                  

	DIET
CARNIVORE
HERBIVORE		***
low-lying plant material

 Intelligence                                                                     

intelligence
Very high
High
Mid
low	***
Very low

 Locomotion:                                                                     

	Biped	Quadruped
Running		***
Walking		***

 Period of life:                                                                    

ERA	PERIOD	EPOCH	MILLIONS YEARS AGO
Mesozoic	Cretaceous	LATE	70-65

 Discovery of fossil:                                                          

Its fossils have been found in Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA.

 Classification:                                                                   

	classification
FAMILY		Ankylosauridae
INFRAORDER		Ankylosauria
SUBORDER		Thyreophora
ORDER		Ornithischia