12 Facts about the Euoplocephalus Dinosaur

Euoplocephalus is a very large genus of herbivorous ankylosaurian dinosaurs, living during Late Cretaceous Canada. Only has one species named, Euoplocephalus tutus.

Some Euoplocephalus facts are as follows:

1. This giant first appeared in the Jurassic Period.
2. The shape of the head of Euoplocephalus is usually slim, with a beak on the front to cut the plant.
3. His teeth are small and arranged up to the back of the jaw.
4. Almost all parts of the body of Euoplocephalus are protected by thick oval patches embedded in the skin.
5. In addition to this extraordinary shield, short spines like horns protrude from the back of his head, as long as his body, tail, and legs. The longest size of this thorn is about 15 cm.
6. Not only armed well, the tail of Euoplocephalus always carries a bone-breaking weapon. One blow from this bat is enough to kill.
7. The tail of the beater Euoplocephalus is shaped like a barbell.
8. And, if this alone does not offer sufficient protection, the head of Euoplocephalus is also protected by a collection of reinforced horns and horns, which defend it from attacks originating from above, behind and on the sides.
9. The only unprotected part of Euoplocephalus's body is his lower abdomen, and experts assume that if he is attacked, he only needs to duck and wait until his attacker feels bored.
10. One of the functions of the Euoplocephalus tail beater is for the ritual of finding a partner. When males fight to become dominant in the group and gain access to breed females.
11. Euoplocephalus only eats soft herbs.
12. Euoplocephalus's length reaches 6m.