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  any of several herbivorous dinosaurs of the suborder Ankylosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having the body covered with thick, bony plates. Historical Examples The Polacanthus and ankylosaur developed a most effective armour-plating over the rear. The Story of Evolution Joseph McCabe noun any of various quadrupedal herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs constituting the suborder Ankylosauria, which were […]

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