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Silhouette of Ankylosaurus magniventris

Ankylosaurus Ankylosaurus magniventris Brown 1908

/ˌæŋkɪləsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Ankylosaurus magniventris is an ankylosaur dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Brown 1908. The species is represented by 15 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~45%
confidence from occurrence count
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 15 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Ankylosaurus magniventris sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Ankylosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Ankylosaurus magniventris's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes langstoni
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predator–prey
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
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predator–prey
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia isosceles
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coexisted–with
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia gilmorei
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coexisted–with
Troodon
Troodon formosus
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same–clade
Struthiosaurus
Struthiosaurus transylvanicus
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same–clade
Patagopelta
Patagopelta cristata
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same–clade
Tarchia
Tarchia teresae
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