So uh
They found a whole lot of the rest of Spicomellus, aka one of the oldest ankylosaurians
Turns out it's also the spikiest
And apparently sacral shields and tail weapons go all the way back too
(Image from Maidment et al., 2025).
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So uh
They found a whole lot of the rest of Spicomellus, aka one of the oldest ankylosaurians
Turns out it's also the spikiest
And apparently sacral shields and tail weapons go all the way back too
(Image from Maidment et al., 2025).
New dinosaur info just dropped a few days ago. Spicomellus looks so sick with these spikes! I had to make my own little drawing of it.
Spicomellus afer , updated for correct spikiness
All of these were already posted to my Instagram for #dinovember2025 just FYI I wasn't late and I totally did these on time trust
A little bit late to the party, here’s my reconstruction to this new genus of the ankylosaurian family: Spicomellus afer
#Paleostream 30/08/2025 (Spicomellus stream)
result of this week's special 2 hour #Paleostream flocking!
for this flocking we spent 2 hours on just Spicomellus, however, i spent an additional 6 hours on my piece
My second entry for #Dinovember2025
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