Gastonia: Dinosaur of the Day

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Ankylosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Utah, US (Cedar Mountain Formation)
Looked like other ankylosaurs, walks on four legs, heavily armored, had a beak
Estimated to be around 16 ft (5 m) long and weigh 1.9 tonnes
Had a flat, broad body
Body covered in round bony scutes
Had a large pelvic shield with bony plates fused together
Had large, triangular spikes on the top and sides of its body
Had an expanded shinbone
Had a long tail with no tail club
The tail had triangular blades on the sides that could have sheared and left gashes (part of its defense)
Had a relatively long neck
Had at least two bone rings covering the neck
Had an elongated, somewhat pointed skull
No armor on the snout
Had small horns on the cheeks (jugal horns) and the back of the skull (squamosal)
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Can the gastonia dig underground?

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