Why Ankylosaurus is the best dinosaur

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Aegyptosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Aegyptosaurus-Episode-395/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Aegyptosaurus, a sauropod from Egypt which like Spinosaurus was mostly lost to science in Munich during WWII. Ankylosaurus is the longest, heaviest, and widest ankylosaur. But those aren't the only details that make Ankylosaurus such a special dinosaur. Some of the papers we cover that we didn't discuss back in Episode 5:Original paper describing Ankylosaurus & Ankylosauridae by Barnum Brown from 1908How ankylosaurid tails evolved by Arbour & CurrieAnkylosaurid tail posture, club sizes, and uses by Coombs (including the shin bashing & head butting hypotheses)Redescription of Ankylosaurus by Arbour & Mallon with its overall tank-like proportionsThis episode is brought to you in part by Varsity Tutors. Varsity Tutors offers one-week-long, small group camps on fun, educational topics. Kids get all the benefits of summer camp from the convenience of home. Go to varsitytutors.com and use promo code IKNOWDINO at checkout to save $50 on any summer camp. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.