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Spicomellus afer

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The holotype of spicomellus-afer, possibly the oldest known ankylosaurian dinosaur, from the Early Jurassic of Morocco.
Artist Credit
Maidment SCR, Strachan SJ, Ouarhache D, Scheyer TM, Brown EE, Fernandez V, Johanson Z, Raven TJ and Barrett PM (2021) "Bizarre dermal armour suggests the first African ankylosaur". Nature Ecology & Evolution 1-6.
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