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Ankylosauridae
Ankylosaurus magniventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
clade: Eurypoda
Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Ankylosauria
Family: Ankylosauridae
Brown, 1908
Type species
Ankylosaurus magniventris
Brown, 1908
Subfamilies
  • Ankylosaurinae Brown, 1908
Synonyms
  • Syrmosauridae Maleev, 1952

Ankylosauridae was a family of ankylosaurian ornithischian dinosaurs known for theur armored plates on their back and the presence of a clubbed tail. Ankylosaurs are almost completely armored, excluding their lower legs and underbelly.

Ankylosaurids are known to have existed all across of the Northern Hemisphere, and primarily through the Late Cretaceous period. The most largest and well known ankylosaurid is Ankylosaurus itself. They've also been known to be one of the many species the Tyrannosauridae have coexisted with.

Lower Classifications[]

The family features several basal members along with two subfamilies: Ankylosaurinae and Shamosaurinae.

Basal[]

Ankylosaurinae[]

Shamosaurinae[]

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