Dinosaur fossil with ‘totally weird’ spikes in skeleton stuns experts
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#5PXA3)
Extraordinary ankylosaur remains dating back 168m years a first for Africa
Fossil hunters have unearthed remnants of the oldest - and probably weirdest - ankylosaur known so far from a site in the Middle Atlas mountains in Morocco.
The remains of the heavily armoured animal are extraordinary in being the first to have defensive spikes that are fused to the skeleton, a feature researchers say is unprecedented in the animal kingdom.
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