Gastonia burgei Variant:Primed Although its overall appearance resembles

Although its overall appearance resembles that of a camel with a long neck

This animal inhabited a hot

evitando la imagen clásica de un “raptor” dromeosáurido y mostrando en su lugar a un depredador megaraptorano primitivo

such as the large theropods of its time

Gastonia burgei Variant:Primed Although its overall appearance resemblesGastonia burgei was an armored dinosaur belonging to the ankylosaur group that lived in what is now Utah, USA, during the Early Cretaceous Period (about 125 million years ago). It was a medium sized animal, approximately 5 to 6 meters long and with a low, wide body, supported by robust legs adapted to support its heavy armor. Its most characteristic feature was the extensive dermal armor that covered much of its body: bony plates, spines and