Armored Reptiles Armored reptiles lived 165 to 145 million years ago during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods Also known as Thyreophorans or shield bearers these dinosaurs carried weapons on their bodies Euoplocephalus Well-Armed Head
From bony clubs and spikes to body armor these fierce plant eaters boldly protected themselves against hungry predators
Types Armored reptiles are divided into two groups ankylosaurs and stegosaurs Ankylosaurs had plates of body armor covering nearly all of their bodies These bony plates or scutes extended across the dinosaur from head to toe
XTREME FACT Euoplocephalus was the most armored ankylosaur It even had armored eyelids However ankylosaurs did not have armor on their bellies It was their weak point
