Dinosaur
Nodosaurus
Its long tail did not have the club of the better-known ankylosaurs.
Nodosaurus had armor, but its tail did not end in a club.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Nodosaurus 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
- Wyoming
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Nodosaurus
It walked on four short, strong legs. The back was covered in bands of bony plates, but the tail lacked the club that other armored dinosaurs had.
Its long tail lacked the club found in better-known ankylosaurs. Plates along its back and strong legs gave it a different build from other armored dinosaurs. Looking at both the features it had and those it lacked helps identify it.
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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- Nodosaurus textilis
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- Nodosaurus
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- Ankylosauria
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- Living birds
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