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Dracopelta: quick facts

Discovered in western Portugal, Dracopelta is one of theearliest ankylosaurs discovered thus far. It was equipped with fivedifferent types of armor.

Period
Late Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Length
7 feet (2.1 meters)
Family
Nodosauridae

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Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.

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