Gastonia burgei
Taxon
Gastonia burgei Kirkland, 1998
Reconstructed length
~6.2 m (20 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2004
Clade
- Ornithischia
- Thyreophora
- Ankylosauria
- Polacanthidae
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A heavily armored dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Utah, often placed among the polacanthids. It bore rows of bony plates and large, blade-like spikes along its flanks and back. This skeletal is in need of revision - hopefully coming soon(TM).
