Nodosauridae

Washed out to sea, a giant beast and its armored skin were left in pristine condition.

An accidental discovery of a 3D fossil reveals the dinosaur's mysterious death

Assigned to the new ichnospecies Ruopodosaurus clava, these dinosaur footprints found in northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta confirm the presence of ankylosaurid ankylosaurs in the mid-Cretaceous period of North America.

Studies of the horns, spikes, plates and clubs of dinosaurs could help settle a long-standing debate over their function

First up is Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, who says she won't help with mass deportations.

Scientists have made a bizarre discovery about the giants that used to roam the earth

The rest of dinosaur's body was intact, too, including the armor, spikes, limbs, and its stomach contents. Looking it in the eye might unnerve you.

A new genus and species of nodosaurid ankylosaur has been identified from fossils found in Patagonia, Argentina.

The new research suggests that this dinosaur's armor was adapted for fighting between members of Borealopelta markmitchelli.

Mesozoic Mummy In 2011, archaeologists uncovered one of the most, if not the most, pristine dinosaur fossils yet: a near-whole ankylosaur complete with its jagged spikes, armor coating, some of its guts and stomach contents, and — most shockingly — its uncannily preserved face and skin. It took Mark Mitchell, a technician at Royal Tyrell […]

The evolution of this weapon may have had little to do with threats from predators.

Paleontologists typically study for years to get their master's degree or Ph.D. in paleontology. This extensive academic background enables them to start a career searching for and studying ancient animal and plant fossils. It's exciting work that also explores the relationship between ancient living things and their modern-day relatives. So it's always big news when

The sordid details of how dinosaurs had sex have long eluded scientists. Now there's a new idea emerging – could their most eccentric features tell us how they did it?

If it unspooled as alleged in new reports, it was also a profound assault on the republic.

German and Austrian scientists took a closer look at the braincase of a dinosaur from Austria. The group examined the fossil with a micro-CT and found surprising new details: it was sluggish and deaf. The respective study was recently published in the journal Scientific Reports.