Acanthopholis (ah-kan-THOF-o-liss) meaning “spiny scales”, referring to the dinosaur’s armour (Greek akantha = spine/thorn + pholis = scale) was a genus of Ankylosaurid dinosaur in the family Nodosauridae. The armour consisted of oval plates set into the skin, with spikes protruding from the neck and shoulder area, along the spine.
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It lived during the Early Cretaceous period.
It was quadrupedal and herbivorous. Its size has been astimated to be in the range of 10 to 18 feet long and approximately 380 kg.
This partial find was discovered in England in 1867, and was named by Thomas H. Huxley.
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