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2807 |
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Scientific Name
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Gargoyleosaurus
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Comments
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Skeleton of Gargoyleosaurus showing the fused sacral shield and laterally projecting triangular scutes along the sides of the body. The two rows of cervical armor are also seen. The scutes on the back of polacanthids have a distinct alternating pattern.
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Body Part
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skeleton
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Image Use
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This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
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Copyright
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© 2000
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Gargoyleosaurus (Polacanthidae): view page image collection
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Title
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pola4.gif
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Image Type
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Drawing/Painting
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Skeleton of Gargoyleosaurus
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ID
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2807
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2822 |
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Location
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Mongolia
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Comments
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Skeleton of Talarurus, an ankylosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. Note the long, low body and tail club, which is quite slender in this species.
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil -- Period: Upper Cretaceous
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Body Part
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skeleton
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Image Use
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This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
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Copyright
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© 2000
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Talarurus (Ankylosauridae): view page image collection
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Title
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ankylo4.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Skeleton of Talarurus
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ID
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2822
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3618 |
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Scientific Name
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Hylaeosaurus
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Comments
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Shoulder girdle of Hylaeosaurus showing the characteristic flange-like acromion of polacanthids
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Body Part
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Shoulder girdle, acromion
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Image Use
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This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
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Copyright
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© 2000
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Attached to Group
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Hylaeosaurus (Polacanthidae): view page image collection
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Title
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pola3.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Body Parts
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ALT Text
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Shoulder girdle of Hylaeosaurus
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ID
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3618
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3837 |
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Scientific Name
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Edmontonia
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Comments
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Skull of Edmontonia in side (left) and top (right) views. The characteristic features of the nodosaurid skull that may be seen include: length greater than width, large symmetrically arranged scale impressions into the skull bones (ornamentation).
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Body Part
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skull
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View
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side and top
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Image Use
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This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
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Copyright
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© 2000
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Attached to Group
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Edmontonia (Nodosauridae): view page image collection
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Title
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nodo2.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Body Parts
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ALT Text
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Skull of Edmontonia
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ID
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3837
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4203 |
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Scientific Name
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Gastonia
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Location
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North America
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Comments
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Life restoration of the polacanthid Gastonia (Early Cretaceous of North America).
The position of the tall spines on the back is problematic and is based on the recovery of a single large, wide-based spine. The spine may or may not go on the back as shown.
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil -- Period: Early Cretaceous
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Copyright
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© 1998 Brian Franczak
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Image Use
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restricted
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Gastonia (Polacanthidae): view page image collection
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Title
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polatitle.jpg
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Image Type
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Drawing/Painting
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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4203
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4303 |
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Scientific Name
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Edmontonia
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Location
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North America
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Comments
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Life restoration. Two males are shown in a shoving contest of strength.
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil -- Period: Late Cretaceous
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Sex
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Male
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Copyright
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© 1983 Brian Franczak
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Image Use
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restricted
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Edmontonia (Nodosauridae): view page image collection
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Title
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edmontonia.jpg
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Image Type
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Drawing/Painting
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Two Edmontonia males in a shoving contest of strength
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ID
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4303
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4798 |
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Scientific Name
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Tarchia gigantea
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Location
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Mongolia
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Comments
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Typical ankylosaur skull showing some of the major features.
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil -- Period: Upper Cretaceous
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Body Part
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skull
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Image Use
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This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
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Copyright
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© 2001
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Ankylosauria: view page image collection Tarchia (Ankylosauridae): view page image collection
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Title
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ankyloskull.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Body Parts
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ALT Text
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Typical ankylosaur skull showing some of the major features
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ID
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4798
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5169 |
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Scientific Name
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Tarchia
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Comments
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Skull of Tarchia in side (left) and top (right) views. The characteristic features of the skull include: skull as wide or wider than long, large jugal and postorbital "horns" and numerous small scale impressions (ornamentation) onto the skull surface.
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Body Part
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skull
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View
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side and top
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Image Use
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This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
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Copyright
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© 2000
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Attached to Group
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Tarchia (Ankylosauridae): view page image collection
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Title
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ankylo2.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Body Parts
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ALT Text
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Skull of Tarchia
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ID
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5169
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5346 |
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Location
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North America
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Comments
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Skeleton of Sauropelta, the best known nodosaurid from the Early Cretaceous of North America. Characteristic features of the nodosaurids include the absence of a tail club, long spines on the neck and shoulder, bent ischium (pelvic bone seen protruding between legs and tail).
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil -- Period: Early Cretaceous
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Body Part
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skeleton
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Image Use
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This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
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Copyright
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© 2000
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Attached to Group
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Sauropelta (Nodosauridae): view page image collection
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Title
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nodo1.gif
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Image Type
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Drawing/Painting
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Skeleton of Sauropelta
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ID
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5346
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5457 |
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Scientific Name
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Panoplosaurus
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Comments
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Shoulder girdle of Panoplosaurus showing the characteristic ridge-like acromion of nodosaurids
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Body Part
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Shoulder girdle, acromion
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Image Use
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This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
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Copyright
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© 2000
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Attached to Group
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Panoplosaurus (Nodosauridae): view page image collection
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Title
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nodo3.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Body Parts
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ALT Text
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Shoulder girdle of Panoplosaurus
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ID
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5457
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