Bizarre ankylosaur with giant neck spikes redefines dinosaur evolution

ScienceDaily
Aug 30, 2025, 11:19 am128 ptsTrending
Spicomellus afer, a newly analyzed Jurassic ankylosaur from Morocco, is overturning scientists’ understanding of dinosaur evolution. Unlike any other known creature, it carried a collar of meter-long spikes fused directly to its ribs, along with an early form of tail weaponry that predates similar adaptations…

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