Ankylosaurus

What is an ankylosaurus? **An Ankylasaurus is a type of dinosaur.** **The meaning of it's name is fused, stiff or bent lizard.** **It is pronounced as An-kie-low-saw-rus.** **The ankylosaurus was 25 to 35 feet long which is 7-8 metres long or the size of a large van.** **It was abot** **6 feet** **wide, which is 1.8 meters. It was about 4 to 5 feet heigh which is 1.2 meters**. **With a wieght of 6000 kilograms.**

Protection **The ankylosaurus was covered with a thick armour, it was oval shaped plates that were ingrained into its skin .The armour covered the head,neck,back,tail and its eyes.Only its belly was unprotected by its armour. The ankylosaurus had spikes around its body,and long horns that came out from the back of the head. The armour had spikes and skin just like a crocodile.**

**Its tail looked like a giant club and could be used to defend it against it's preditors. It protected its self from its enemy by smashing there legs with its spikey club.**