Dinosaur
Gastonia
It had large spikes over its shoulders and a bony shield over its hips.
Gastonia had shoulder spikes and a bony shield over its hips.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Gastonia 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
- Utah
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Gastonia
It was an armored herbivore, often considered close to Polacanthus. The different interpretations of their relationship show that the classification of ankylosaurs continues to be revised.
Its armor makes it recognizable, but finding each armored dinosaur’s place in the family tree requires comparing many bones. New evidence can therefore change ideas about its closest relatives.
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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