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    Home‘Jaw-droppingly weird’ dinosaur from Morocco was studded with spikesArtistic reconstruction of the ankylosaur Spicomellus afer, based on fossils

    Artistic reconstruction of the ankylosaur Spicomellus afer, based on fossils

    An artistic reconstruction shows a side view of the ankylosaur Spicomellus afer, based on fossils found in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, shows the animal with the most extensive armor of any known dinosaur. Spicomellus lived about 165 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. The image was released on August 27, 2025. Matt Dempsey/Handout via REUTERS
    Artistic reconstruction of the ankylosaur Spicomellus afer, based on fossils
    Artistic reconstruction of the ankylosaur Spicomellus afer, based on fossils

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