Ankylosaurus: The TOUGH Armoured Lizard

Ankylosaurus: The TOUGH Armoured Lizard | Dinosaur Documentary

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Towards the end of the Mesozoic, in the Maastrichtian Era of the Late Cretaceous Period, a group of animals existed that were quite unlike anything alive today. Reinforced walls of skin, muscle and armour, lined with tough plates and armed with a flexible tail, tipped with a massive club. These were the ankylosaurus, the largest of which was Ankylosaurus, the subject of today's video. Ankylosaurus is one of the most instantly recognisable and commonly reconstructed of all dinosaurs, and due to its unique shape and lifestyle it has found its way into many books on palaeontology and prehistoric life.
What makes Ankylosaurus particularly interesting is the degree of preservation in some of the specimens that have been uncovered thus far. The remains of these dinosaurs tell us an awful lot about the lifestyle and potential behaviour of Ankylosaurus, which is what we will be running through in today's video. We will look at how this dinosaur spent its days, what it ate, where it lived, and how it was discovered, among other things. Sit back and relax as we take you on a journey through time to uncover Ankylosaurus, the wandering fortress of a dinosaur.
0:00 Introduction
3:38 What Exactly Was Ankylosaurus?
10:30 Discovery
14:01 Evolution
20:17 Where Did Ankylosaurus Live?
24:07 How Did Ankylosaurus Live?
28:52 Extinction
31:34 Ankylosaurus In The Media
37:20 The Ankylosaurids
41:00 Outro
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@FreedomAnderson Жыл бұрын

The Ankylosaurus is my favourite Dinosaur.

@ashliselberg5444 Жыл бұрын

Mine too.

@Dovah_Jay Жыл бұрын

Same

@thalljoben3551 Жыл бұрын

Anguirus is my favorite Godzilla Kaiju because of on account of I agree with you.

@ardellolnes5663 Жыл бұрын

agree❤

@thomasbell7033 11 ай бұрын

Yes, me too. Maybe because he's so dumb and ugly, he seems to need a friend.

@pollypocket3508 Жыл бұрын

The ankylosaurus was one of my favorite dinosaurs when I was a kid.

@Roger-hp1yg 9 ай бұрын

Now that your grown up you hate it lol😅😅😅😅

@thomasbell7033 11 ай бұрын

This AI narrator sounds like the serial killer of my nightmares.

@michaelharper8503 3 ай бұрын

x1.25 speed sounds less creepy.

@kenyongray2615 7 ай бұрын

What a great dinosaur. A fan favorite for many including myself. Seeing Ankylosaurus defend itself against a T-Rex would have been fascinating to watch. Thanks for the feature on Ankylosaurus.

@tigrecito48 Жыл бұрын

did you know that Ankylosaurs were the most happy dinosaurs of all? The reason they have a big lump on the end of their tails is because they wag their tails so much and it keeps hitting things... its a bit like a bony callous.

@DanielFrost79 Жыл бұрын

Yeah... riiight. 😂😂🤣🤣

@cyrushunt2406 Жыл бұрын

I was hoping for more dinosaur knowledge, you made my day!

@rocioaguilera3555 Жыл бұрын

Ankylosaurus was a primitive war tank. Thanks for this excellent video 🎉 Eight meters in length? A giant war tank 😮 Osteoderms means skin of bones 🩻

@67judge Ай бұрын

I remember building this dinosaur model as a kid. It was a Monogram model kit. I loved all of the paleo art on the box of the Monogram boxes. That’s what made me collect and build a lot of them.

@jamesabernethy7896 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Really comprehensive, some great art with real footage of fossils and digs. I know that's not an intrinsically new concept for content creators but I still think it was a really nicely put-together video.

@jackdonnelly4166 Жыл бұрын

the tank of all dinosaurs

@dhillionstarlight7690 Жыл бұрын

Thought you guys were done with my fav dino for a second there. Glad he's gotta longer vid!:)

@mikesands4681 Жыл бұрын

Would be better with a human voice narration.

@breakingbadlands 8 ай бұрын

I can't last more than a minute listening to AI/automated narration. It comes across as creepy. The cadence and rhythm gives it an uncanny valley feel....

@terrydoud3154 Жыл бұрын

The videos are good but the computer generated voice is not enjoyable

@DanielFrost79 Жыл бұрын

At least it sounds "authentic" compared to ALOT of other channels. But i agree that a human voice is always gold.

@ohgary 11 ай бұрын

May as well get used to it. No going back…

@colecampbell1906 11 ай бұрын

Honestly even a T-rex wouldn't likely win against an adult ankylosaurus. Maybe if it caught it sleeping or something but not in a straight up fight. It likely would've been one of those animals everything just avoided as it had poor eyesight and was likely very aggressive to anything that came close.

@kenchesnut4425 9 ай бұрын

Agreed..even more than a triceratops...

@reverseuniverse2559 7 ай бұрын

Excellent coverage of this popular Dino along with fantastic artwork and great narrative 👍 I am a fossil enthusiast and I have discovered a large 300Kg rock I believe is an “Ankylosaurus-head” I have some amazing macro images showing arteries, spikes and other markings. I have a 1 min video of it’s discovery

@peterhall8572 11 ай бұрын

The fossil looks meaner than the artists impressions

@Roger-hp1yg 9 ай бұрын

The fossil looks cool got to admit it. 👍

@jaredquinney204 Жыл бұрын

I really love dinosaurs

@LoganYork-ng3kn 7 ай бұрын

I wold love to see a video on the Therizinosaurus it’s one of my favorite dinosaurs with it’s massive three foot long wolverine claws on each hand please make it happen Dino discovery

@Aidan42205 5 ай бұрын

Literally the coolest dinosaur

@kiaaa06 11 ай бұрын

during the introduction you stated that the "ankylosaurus' are interesting because of their degree of preservation" yet showed an image of a Borealopelta Markmitchelli fossil in the backround . the fossil in the background was not an ankylosaurus, but rather their sister species (a nodosaurid ankylosaur) which seems a bit misleading lol

@51tetra69 Жыл бұрын

Ankylosaurus was NOT built for scaling mountains and highlands, as speculated several times in this video!

@kiaaa06 11 ай бұрын

they got quite a few things wrong in this video sadly ☹️

@gamingborger Жыл бұрын

ankylosaurus is my favorite dino :) auto like:)

@Domzdream 10 ай бұрын

Yes I can assume as you suggested, this animal would be closer to the ground, legs in position similar to that of a lizard/ or a gecko. I can imagine it would have a similar run too, rather than the typical trot of a rhino. More like a waddle movement, due to the armour constraints on its back.

@ericcluth8737 Жыл бұрын

This is so slow I recommend watching at 1.25 playback speed.

@EquineMetalhead Ай бұрын

14:50 HOLY SH!T!! That thing is MASSIVE!! Imagine being hit by that. OOF!! The ankylosaurus is Dinosaur of the Week currently on my channel. This dinosaur really deserves respect.

@kenchesnut4425 9 ай бұрын

A full grown.. pissed off .. healthy male...hard to imagine anything eatiing it..

@SkyneT800X 11 ай бұрын

Anky ❤️

@sociallysatanic 2 ай бұрын

oh so no one was gonna tell me that pangolins and anteaters aren't related? i had to find out through an ankylosaurus video?

@dougmphilly 11 ай бұрын

my childhood fave

@RBKeown Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I always pronounced it Anklee-o-saurus. I'm 44 now and in my head it's always Anklee-o-saurus. 😂

@postbunnie Жыл бұрын

Same.

@randallhilbert2857 11 ай бұрын

Ann Kyle o-saurus This is one of the few sites that pronounce it properly, most call it ankle o-saurus

@case-oawesome3207 10 ай бұрын

Same here lol

@rebvamp13 Жыл бұрын

What streaming service does the prehistoric 2 on

@jamesfrank5417 8 ай бұрын

I hope that you do a video on Pachycephalosaurus.

@avalonjustin 3 ай бұрын

I like those Ankylos!

@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 11 ай бұрын

Subscribed 🦖

@chantalgertenbach745 11 ай бұрын

Triceratops one of my favourites 😊

@iSeaUnplugged Жыл бұрын

I love follow this KZfaq channel for many months but its getting difficult with all the interruptions we call ads

@outdoorangerify Жыл бұрын

They are ads

@iSeaUnplugged Жыл бұрын

@@outdoorangerify no shit too many no thanks

@LoganYork-ng3kn 7 ай бұрын

One of my favorite dinosaurs is therzinasaurus

@PhoenixMoth 5 ай бұрын

Assuming you have done Parasaurolophus.

@ohgary 11 ай бұрын

To editors: if you feel compelled to metrify numerical expressions, be aware that the metric equivalent to MPH is km/h, not KPH. You’re welcome. No need to thank me…

@mspicer3262 11 ай бұрын

I am honestly so relieved that I'm not the only person bothered by that...

@pdxcorgidad 6 ай бұрын

It's the awful AI voice.

@ethangregg-sj4zx 4 ай бұрын

My favorite

@maozilla9149 Жыл бұрын

nice

@Domzdream 10 ай бұрын

Not that it is related but the animal - Pangolin - it’s triangular head shape reminds me of the ankylosaur’s head.

@darylkemp1257 7 ай бұрын

Forget spinosaurus, and giganotosaurus who never even co existed with tyrannosaurus This and triceratops were actually the only thing a t rex had to fear well capable of ending the tyrants life with a crack to the leg with that club forever immobilising and slowly causing a rex to starve to death

@helenamoffat13 5 ай бұрын

That's me!

@madlc0284 9 ай бұрын

Angirurus Ansester

@superiorcybergodzilla5670 Жыл бұрын

The Ankylosaurus.

@tiempo34 7 ай бұрын

Wish the narrator would speed up and the meter of the narration is too repetitive

@musicstewart9744 9 ай бұрын

“Hey, we can pull the DNA from this. Let’s bring one to life. There will never be a problem. “

@rorysyers8457 10 ай бұрын

Sweet face hammer lads.

@Rational-thought777 Жыл бұрын

And it’s the best harvester in ark damn gets me metal stone and narcos worth every penny

@tinaturtle8664 6 ай бұрын

The robotic voice of the narrator was so monotonous that I had to turn off this video. Too bad, because ankylosaurs are one of my favorites. If you’re so adamant in replacing a human voice by an AI, please do it in with equal or greater quality. Other than the robot voice, the video is great. At least what I saw of it.

@zackattack1993 8 ай бұрын

Be sure to level up its melee

@awallner1 5 ай бұрын

Glyptodons are a better mammalian analogy to anklosaurus.

@hyper8545 Жыл бұрын

👏

@derva1019 8 ай бұрын

Music is too loud

@elgato9534 11 ай бұрын

Dinosaurs shminosaurs my eye! My Tegu. Savanna monitor and horrible green iguana whip their tails like a bull whip! Worse than a bite 😮😊❤

@DinoNucci Жыл бұрын

Is this narrator a dinosaur?

@Makabert.Abylon Жыл бұрын

AI my man, though that was common knowledge as its very obvious in many cases

@dinosaurdiscovery Жыл бұрын

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@krisf8545 2 ай бұрын

Chonky durian fruit with tail

@georgehebdon2756 Жыл бұрын

A more enthusiastic narration would be more enjoyable to listen to,

@Makabert.Abylon Жыл бұрын

Not the best AI voiceover

@outdoorangerify Жыл бұрын

Try speeding up the voice to 1.25 it's better.

@harborpos7706 11 ай бұрын

turtle v1.0

@kdog543 Жыл бұрын

Theres a newer dinosaur found in china mine a dragon like one sort like that.

@Rob-uv8bu 11 ай бұрын

Just lost me . Stick your bleeding advert at end. Not start .

@markbernstein3991 11 ай бұрын

It's a SIN TO LIE

@brandonstanley9125 5 ай бұрын

Good thing the Ankylosaurus is extinct. They'd have a real problem with Chihuahuas.

@mikesands4681 Жыл бұрын

Too slow and robotic, made me sleepy

@DanielFrost79 Жыл бұрын

But how would they then do a videos as long as this? With a proper voica narrator, at normal speed this would be 25-30 minutes. 🥺

@Makabert.Abylon Жыл бұрын

Yep its robotic, its AI voiceover my man🙂 and not the best one

@KurNorock Жыл бұрын

I would like to point out that there is zero evidence that ankylosaurs ever used its tail club as a defensive weapon against predators. There is however evidence of them using the tail clubs against each other. We need to be more careful about falling into the trap of thinking that just because something seems plausible, then it must have happened.

@pierre-samuelroux9364 Жыл бұрын

Are you serious

@pierre-samuelroux9364 Жыл бұрын

This is like the most obvious readon they had this

@hresvelgr7193 Жыл бұрын

There is. Fossils of carnivores with injuries matching ankylosaurs have been found. Furthermore we have to speculate a bit because we are working off so little material

@KurNorock 11 ай бұрын

@@hresvelgr7193 If there is any such evidence, I have not been able to find it. And in fact, neither have paleontologists. There is however a recent study published last year showing very clear evidence that they used those tail clubs on each other. KZfaq doesn't like external links so do a google search for the following: Palaeopathological evidence for intraspecific combat in ankylosaurid dinosaur Also, just on an observational basis, I have always thought the idea of ankylosaurs using their clubs against predators didn't make a lot of sense. The tail is relatively stiff and inflexible. They can't even bend it 90 degrees to the side. In fact, the maximum estimated range of motion is just 100 degrees total. Or just barely over 45 degrees to each side. Meaning, if they wanted to use it against a predator, they would have to make absolutely sure that predator was pretty much directly behind them, where they can't even see it. I see the ankylosaur tail club functioning much like the "horns" of a giraffe. Something that is placed in an awkward location for the body plan and is only usable on members of the same species and nothing else.

@19megamustaine85 9 ай бұрын

cool make a video about it !