Spicomellus afer Variant:Hand painted Width 33 mm

Width 33 mm

with the central toe as the main weight-bearing digit

This faunal association indicates open and riverine ecosystems

strong limbs that probably allowed it to dig or move through difficult terrain

Spicomellus afer Variant:Hand painted Width 33 mmSpicomellus afer is an ankylosaurid dinosaur discovered in Morocco and described for the first time in 2021. It has established itself as one of the most unique discoveries in recent paleontology. It is the oldest known ankylosaurid to date, with an estimated age of about 165 million years , during the Middle Jurassic, making it also the first representative of this group documented in Africa. The name Spicomellus afer means "African spiny collar," a