Edmontonia

Name: Edmontonia

Pronounced: ed-mon-TONE-ee-a

Meaning: of Edmonton

Type: Armoured Dinosaur

Length: 4m

Diet: Herbivore

Period: Late Cretaceous

Years: 76 - 74 million years ago

Location: Canada

Description: Edmontonia is a genus of large, armored dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 66-65 million years ago. It was a member of the group of dinosaurs called the ankylosaurids, which includes a diverse group of animals that are characterized by their heavily-armored bodies and club-like tails. Edmontonia was a large, heavily-armored dinosaur, with an estimated length of about 20-30 feet and a weight of up to 5 tons. It had a large, triangular head with a pair of small, forward-facing eyes and a mouth full of small, sharp teeth. It had a long, sturdy body, with short, powerful legs and a long, flexible tail that was tipped with a club-like structure. Edmontonia is known from a number of well-preserved fossil specimens, including several complete skeletons and skulls, which have helped paleontologists learn more about the anatomy and behavior of this dinosaur. It is known from North America, and is named after the Canadian province of Alberta, where many of its fossil remains have been found. Edmontonia was a herbivorous dinosaur, feeding on a variety of plants including ferns, cycads, and conifers. It is considered a primitive ankylosaurid, and is thought to be closely related to other members of this group such as Ankylosaurus and Euoplocephalus. Edmontonia is important because it is one of the best-known ankylosaurids, and provides insight into the anatomy and behavior of this group of dinosaurs. It is also significant because it is one of the few known ankylosaurids that is known from well-preserved fossil specimens, and provides important evidence for the evolutionary relationships and diversity of these animals.

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