Dinosaur
Edmontonia
Its name comes from what was formerly called the Edmonton Formation, now Horseshoe Canyon.
Edmontonia belongs to the armored dinosaurs of western North America and has a history of revised names.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Edmontonia at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Ankylosauria
- Ankylosaurs
- Fossil locations
- Canada
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Edmontonia
It belonged to the nodosaurids of western North America. Species such as E. longiceps and E. rugosidens have been distinguished, although some historical assignments remain disputed.
Its name comes from what was formerly called the Edmonton Formation, now Horseshoe Canyon. Renaming a formation or revising a species does not move the fossils; it changes how the evidence is organized and explained.
Ankylosaurs developed bony armor in their skin. Some lineages had a tail club and others did not; a club should not be added to every armored dinosaur.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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