Dinosaur
Pinacosaurus
It used its beak and small rows of teeth to cut low-growing plants.
Pinacosaurus is known from an unusually large number of skeletons for an armored dinosaur.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Pinacosaurus 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
- Ankylosauridae
- Ankylosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Mongolia, China
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Pinacosaurus
At least two dozen skeletons have been found, an unusually rich record for an armored dinosaur. They allow scientists to study different ages and reassess the species within the genus.
It clipped low-growing plants with its beak and small rows of teeth. Specimens of different ages reveal changes during growth, helping researchers avoid mistaking a juvenile for a separate species.
Ankylosaurids were protected by bones embedded in their skin. Many had a tail club, but the arrangement of the armor and the shape of the club vary between species.
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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