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A spiky armoured dinosaur from Africa causes a rethink of ankylosaur evolution

Nature, Published online: 27 August 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02690-9The body of Spicomellus, an armoured dinosaur (ankylosaur) from Morocco, was covered in extravagant spines, including spikes measuring nearly one metre in length that extended from a bony collar around the dinosaurs neck. This elaborate armour might have been used for display, challenging the current theory of why ankylosaurs evolved their extensive body armour.

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