Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus
Habitat	Mesozoic Valley
Type	Herbivore Quadrupedal Cretaceous Age
Generator Stats
Base Cost	Fossil 8,640
Base Production	Fossil 4,320
Base Charge Time	12 s
Requires	Mesozoic Valley Rank 2 Stegosaurus
Traits
Speed	Tail Club
Payout	Ossification
Chronology
Previous	Stegosaurus
Next	Triceratops

Ankylosaurus was a dinosaur that evolved a mass of bone at the end of its tail it was used to smash the legs of predators during a fight. Even the t-rex was wary of this strange dinosaur.

Description

"Ankylosaur was a bulky, armored herbivore from the late Cretaceous period with a large clubbed tail that could shatter predator's bones."

Traits

The rare traits matching this generators type are: Herbivore , Quadrupedal , Cretaceous Age . Ankylosaurus is also affected by the epic traits: Herd Behavior , Hollow Bones , Feathers , Warm Climate .

Icon	Name	Description	Requires
	Tail Club	A new development that helped herbivores protect themselves, the bony, clubbed tail could fend off even large predators.	Rank 3
	Ossification	Many bones throughout the Ankylosaurus' skull and body were fused, which greatly increased their strength and durability. Their name is derived from the medical term ankylosis: the process of fusing bones.	Rank 5

Achievements

Icon	Name	Description	Requires
	Thick-Skinned	The armor of the Ankylosaurus was made of knobs and plates of bone that form within the skin, called osteoderms. Osteoderms are seen in some modern animals, including crocodiles and armadillos.	75 Ankylosaurus
	There Is No Dino, Only Zuul	One species of Ankylosaur has been named "Zuul crurivastator" due to its resemblance to the demon Zuul from the film "Ghostbusters". The second part of the name, crurivastator, means "destroyer of shins," referring to its clubbed tail.	200 Ankylosaurus

Trivia

Ankylosaurus is a genus of armored dinosaur. Its fossils have been found in geological formations dating to the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 68-66 million years ago, in western North America, making it among the last of the non-avian dinosaurs. It was named by Barnum Brown in 1908; the only species in the genus is A. magniventris. The genus name means "fused lizard", and the specific name means "great belly". A handful of specimens have been excavated to date, but a complete skeleton has not been discovered. Though other members of Ankylosauria are represented by more extensive fossil material, Ankylosaurus is often considered the archetypal member of its group, despite having some unusual features.