Borealopelta
Borealopelta was a large armoured dinosaur. It was found in Alberta, Canada and is a nodosaurid ankylosaur.
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| The holotype specimen on display at the Royal Tyrell Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Ornithischia |
| Family: | Nodosauridae |
| Genus: | Borealopelta Brown et al., 2017 |
| Species: | B. markmitchelli
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| Borealopelta markmitchelli Brown et al., 2017
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The osteoderms in its armour were in their life positions, with remains of their keratin sheaths and overlying skin. It may be the most complete ankylosaur ever found. Melanin found in its epidermis remains suggests it was camouflaged.[1][2]
The report gives its estimated length as 5.5 metres and its estimated weight as about ~1,300 pbs.[3]
Borealopelta Media
Single dorsal photograph of TMP 2011.033.0001. Sacral region represents original part—reflected counterpart shown in Fig. 4. Scale equals 1 m.
Restoration of Borealopelta markmitchelli.
Side view of its display case at the museum.
Photocomposite and schematic line drawings of the holotype
Comparisons of the size of the bony core and keratinous sheath of the parascapular spine of Borealopelta to modern analogs
Specimen from the right side
References
- ↑ Gabbott, Sarah 2017. Armoured tank-like dinosaur used camouflage to hide. BBC Science & Environment. [1]
- ↑ Brown, Caleb M. et al 2017. An exceptionally preserved three-dimensional armored dinosaur reveals insights into coloration and Cretaceous predator-prey dynamics. Current Biology 3 August 2017. [2]
- ↑ The discovery and work on Borealopelta. [3]