Sauropelta: Dinosaur of the Day

For the full episode where this dinosaur of the day was originally featured check out https://iknowdino.com/Sauropelta-Episode-280/ #Sauropelta Nodosaurid that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now North America (Wyoming, Montana, maybe Utah) Medium sized, about 17.1 ft (5.2 m) long Gregory Paul estimated in 2010 that it was 19.7 ft (6 m) long and weighed 2 tonnes Tom Holtz estimated it to be 25 ft (7.6 m) long Had a long tail that was about half the length of its body One skeleton was found with 40 tail vertebrae, though some were missing, so there were more (maybe 50) Weighed about 3,300 lb (1,500 kg), about the same as a modern rhinoceros Heavy because of its armor, and had large spines on its neck Covered in osteoderms (one skeleton found with osteoderms preserved in situ) Had two parallel rows of dome scutes that ran down the neck The back and tail had ossicles and large conical scutes that ran in parallel rows The hips had ossicles and large domed plates that formed a sacral shield Had spines on the sides of the neck, that were larger by the shoulders, and then small again along the side of the body (ended at the hips) Had flat, triangular plates on both sides of the tail that pointed outwards Had large shoulder spines … read more at https://iknowdino.com/Sauropelta-Episode-280/ I Know Dino: The big dinosaur podcast. News, interviews, and discussions about #dinosaurs. Are you a #dinosaur enthusiast? Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino . You can also visit http://www.IknowDino.com for more information including a link to dinosaur sites near you. To learn more about dinosaurs and I Know Dino, connect with us on the following sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iknowdino Twitter: https://twitter.com/iknowdino Tumblr: https://iknowdino.tumblr.com/ Pinterest: https://cz.pinterest.com/sabsky/dinosauria/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-know-dino Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/6761950?shelf=dinosaurs Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-know-dino-big-dinosaur-podcast/id960976813?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/iknowdino Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/i-know-dino For more I Know Dino videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel at /channel/UCvhUJdvCkSBofvVBgHUrmLg

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