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  • The discovery confirms Africa’s first and only known ankylosaur, expanding the geographic scope of early armored dinosaur evolution.
  • A bony neck collar ringed with spikes provides evidence for an unprecedented cervical defence structure in early ankylosaurs.
  • The tail likely ended in a weapon, with some tail vertebrae fused to form a ‘handle,’ suggesting an earlier origin for tail clubs in ankylosaurs than previously thought.

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'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y2emnnn4poBbc.com
'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered

“Bizarre” armoured dinosaur Spicomellus afer rewrites ankylosaur evolution | Natural History Museum

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2025/august/bizarre-armoured-dinosaur-spicomellus-afer-rewrites-ankylosaur-evolution.htmlNhm.ac.uk
“Bizarre” armoured dinosaur Spicomellus afer rewrites ankylosaur evolution | Natural History Museum

'Crazy spikes', a tail weapon, and bone shields: New fossils reveal dinosaur's amazing armour

https://news.sky.com/story/crazy-spikes-a-tail-weapon-and-bone-shields-new-fossils-reveal-dinosaurs-amazing-armour-13419283News.sky.com
'Crazy spikes', a tail weapon, and bone shields: New fossils reveal dinosaur's amazing armour

This Incredible Dinosaur Sported The Spikiest Armor The World Has Ever Seen

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-dinosaur-sported-the-spikiest-armor-the-world-has-ever-seenSciencealert.com
This Incredible Dinosaur Sported The Spikiest Armor The World Has Ever Seen

“It’s Pretty Unusual”: Oldest Known Member Of Ankylosaurs Is Also The Most Badass With “Wacky” 1-Meter Neck Spikes

https://www.iflscience.com/its-totally-wacky-oldest-known-ankylosaur-had-a-kind-of-armor-never-seen-in-any-vertebrate-living-or-extinct-80581Iflscience.com
“It’s Pretty Unusual”: Oldest Known Member Of Ankylosaurs Is Also The Most Badass With “Wacky” 1-Meter Neck Spikes

'So weird': Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in Morocco

https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/so-weird-ankylosaur-with-3-foot-spikes-sticking-out-of-its-neck-discovered-in-moroccoLivescience.com
'So weird': Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in Morocco

‘Bristling with spikes’: oldest known ankylosaur fossil found in Morocco

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/27/oldest-known-ankylosaur-fossil-found-in-moroccoTheguardian.com
‘Bristling with spikes’: oldest known ankylosaur fossil found in Morocco

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