Spicomellus roamed the earth 165 million years ago and had bony spikes projecting from all of its ribs ......

Spicomellus roamed the earth 165 million years ago and had bony spikes projecting from all of its ribs....

Spicomellus roamed the earth 165 million years ago and had bony spikes projecting from all of its ribs....

The fossils showed it had bony spikes fused onto all of its ribs.

The fossils showed it had bony spikes fused onto all of its ribs.

A 165-million-year-old ankylosaur from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco was covered in an array of extreme armour including body spikes fused to its...

A 165-million-year-old ankylosaur from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco was covered in an array of extreme armour including body spikes fused to its...

The animal has come as a surprise to experts, who now have to rethink how these armoured dinosaurs evolved

The animal has come as a surprise to experts, who now have to rethink how these armoured dinosaurs evolved ......