ankylosaurus

Everyday

1. An ankylosaurus was a large, plant-eating dinosaur covered in thick bony plates, like armour, with a heavy club at the end of its tail. tree →
2. It lived at the end of the age of dinosaurs (the Late Cretaceous), in what is now North America. tree →

In the lessons

In science and dinosaur lessons, the ankylosaurus is the «armoured tank» of dinosaurs: it defended itself from meat eaters such as Tyrannosaurus rex by swinging its tail club. It is used to teach about fossils, adaptations and herbivores. Phrases: «tail club», «armoured dinosaur».

Examples

• The ankylosaurus swung its tail club at the T. rex. tree →
• An ankylosaurus was covered in bony plates. tree →
• Ankylosaurus ate low plants. tree →
• We saw an ankylosaurus skeleton at the museum. tree →
• Its armour was an adaptation to keep it safe. tree →
• The ankylosaurus was about as long as a bus. tree →

Note

Countable; use «an». Plural «ankylosauruses» (some books say «ankylosaurs» for the whole group). Pronounced ANK-ih-lo-SAW-rus. The name means «fused lizard», because its bones were joined. It did not live at the same time as people.