University of Birmingham: 'Bizarre' Armoured Dinosaur, Spicomellus Afer, Had Spikes Sticking Out From Its Neck, Fossils Show
August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news:
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"Bizarre" armoured dinosaur, Spicomellus afer, had spikes sticking out from its neck, fossils show
Newly discovered fossils reveal that Spicomellus afer's skeleton was covered in spikes, some fused to the animal's skeleton, measuring as much as a metre long.
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The world's most unusual dinosaur is even stra . . .
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"Bizarre" armoured dinosaur, Spicomellus afer, had spikes sticking out from its neck, fossils show
Newly discovered fossils reveal that Spicomellus afer's skeleton was covered in spikes, some fused to the animal's skeleton, measuring as much as a metre long.
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The world's most unusual dinosaur is even stra . . .