6.6" Spiked Ankylosaurus Scute(Judith River)

Size: 3.93" Tall, 6.6" from front to tip, 3.10" wide at base

Species: Ankylosaurus

Age: late cretaceous- 75.3-79 MYA

Location Found: Judith river Formation, Blaine County,Montana,USA

There is 1.7" of restoration work done to the top of the spike and to 1" inch area on the front base area.

• Scutes: The broader term often used for these armor plates, which were likely covered by a tough outer layer of keratin (the same protein found in fingernails and horns).

• Ossicles: A term occasionally used for the smaller, pebble-like or mosaic pieces filling the gaps between larger plates.

Ankylosaurus was a heavy, tank-like quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur that lived 70 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period in western North America. It measured 6 to 8 meters long and weighed 4.8 to 8 tons, featuring a heavily armored body and a massive tail club.