Ankylosaurinae

Ankylosaurinae is a subfamily of ankylosaurid dinosaurs. They lived during the Early Cretaceous period until the end of the Late Cretaceous.

Several well-known genera belong to the Ankylosaurinae clade. These include Ankylosaurus, Pinacosaurus, Euoplocephalus, and Saichania. These dinosaurs were among the last of their kind.

Ankylosaurines had thick, bony plates on their bodies. They walked on all fours. They used their strong tail clubs to protect themselves from predators.

Features

Ankylosaurinae is a group of dinosaurs. It includes Ankylosaurus magniventris but not Shamosaurus scutatus. Another group, Ankylosaurini, includes Ankylosaurus magniventris but not Pinacosaurus grangeri and Saichania chulsanensis.

These dinosaurs had special features. They had a bony shelf on their neck that covered part of their head. They also had a special joint in their skull hidden by a bony bump.

Phylogeny

This cladogram shows how scientists think ankylosaurines are related to each other. It is based on work by Arbour & Currie in 2015. This helps us learn about the family tree of these ancient dinosaurs.