This week’s Fossil Friday is a scute from a nodosaur (the spiky ankylosaurs without tail clubs). Nodosaurs carried rows of bony armour and spikes; scutes like this one formed part of that protective covering.

This specimen was collected in 1987 from the region around Dinosaur Provincial Park by Donald Sabo. It is catalogued as APS 1987.12.

#palaeontology #paleontology #fossilfriday #fossils #nodosaur #dinosaurs #alberta

#OneInAMillion #dinosaur find 😍

#BorealopeltaMarkmitchelli #nodosaur #Ankylosaur #fossil #fossilized #3D #3DFossil

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/researchers-look-a-dinosaur-in-its-remarkably-preserved-face/

#FossilAdventCalendar Day 16
#FossilFriday

This exploration of #fossils from the #Arctic nations wouldn't be complete without one of the most spectacular #dinosaur fossils ever found that happens to be named for the #North. Borealopelta, meaning "#Northern Shield," is a #nodosaur, a type of #ankylosaur, or #armored dinosaur. This #fossil, uncovered in the tar sands of #Alberta 🇨🇦 and displayed in the #RoyalTyrrellMuseum, preserves much of that armor in incredible detail.

The Amazing #Dinosaur Found (Accidentally) by Miners in Canada

Known as a #nodosaur, this 110 million-year-old, armored plant-eater is the best preserved #fossil of its kind ever found.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/dinosaur-nodosaur-fossil-discovery/