Gargoyleosaurus
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Gargoyleosaurus ("gargoyle lizard") was an armoured ankylosaur which walked on four legs and had a stiff tail. It had a series of spikes running along each side of its body. Gargoyleosaurus was about 10 feet (3 m) long and was roughly 3.3 feet (1 m) tall to the top of the shoulder it may have weighed about a ton.
Quick Facts Gargoyleosaurus Temporal range: Upper Jurassic, Scientific classification ...
Gargoyleosaurus Temporal range: Upper Jurassic | |
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Fossil skeleton of Gargoyleosaurus parkpinorum at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science | |
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Subfamily: | Polacanthinae? |
Genus: | Gargoyleosaurus |
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Gargoyleosaurus is found in the of the Morrison Formation (latest Upper Jurassic) in Wyoming. It lived about 155ā144 million years ago.