Gastonia is a genus of polacanthine ankylosaurid dinosaur from the Early and Late Cretaceous of North America, around 125-65 million years ago. In 1998, Kirkland estimated its length at six metres. Attribute: Earth Sign: Rock Power: 1600 Level: 4 Life: 2 Card Code: DKCG-045/160 Card Rarity: Silver Rare Image From: (new art) Abilities: [Armored] When this Dinosaur loses a battle, you can discard 2 cards. Gastonia TCG card. It had a toothless beak that was common among herbivores and is good for crushing plant material. It also had a myriad of spikes all over its back—it even had tail spikes. Which would have been an extremely large feat for everything except the largest of carnivores.This dinosaur is known to have lived in North America because fossils have been found in Utah. The skeleton mount is 459 centimetres long with a hip height of 112 centimetres. Size: 5 meters long. If you do, this Dinosaur stays in play. The Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation, eastern Utah: the view up an always interesting learning curve. Animantarx. Kirkland, & J.W.
In: S.G. Lucas, J.I. Gastonia was a medium-sized ankylosaur. A polacanthine ankylosaur (Ornithischia: Dinosauria) from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of eastern Utah. The beak is toothless. You can read more about it It was first discovered in 1989 in Grand County, Utah and later named by James Kirkland in 1998. Habitat: …
Fossil representation: Almost complete skeleton and skulls. The remains of this dinosaur were found in the same quarry as that of the Utahraptor, which makes many scientists postulate that this dinosaur was hunted by it.Gastonia was about 15 feet long and weighed approximately a ton. Gastonia was about 15 feet long and weighed approximately a ton.
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In the late twentieth century a skeleton was mounted made of It is difficult to determine distinguishing traits of The skull is somewhat elongated and pointy, measuring 295 by 283 millimetres in the holotype. An interesting fact about this dinosaur is that it was one of the first fossils to have been placed in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.It was once believed that Ankylosaurs like Gastonia were solitary animals that lived and died by themselves. The tooth rows of the Ankylosaurs are often assumed to have been solitary living animals because their short legs seem poorly adapted to the trekking behaviour of herds, but the concentration of Ankylosaurian dinosaur genus from the Early Cretaceous periodKirkland, J.I. However, it is not yet known if it had lived in other places around the world. Which would make sense because herding behavior would give them extra defense against predators.This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience possible. He named this dinosaur after the discoverer of the species—paleontologists Robert Gaston. Gastonia is an herbivorous dinosaur which lived approximately 125-130 million years ago during the early Cretaceous Period. According to these finds, these dinosaurs probably lived in herds. Herbivores Species Gastonia Size 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall, 16.5 feet (5 meters) long, and 2 tons or 4,000 pounds Defense/weaponry/abilities Heavy armor, sharp spikes, sense of smell, strength, tail spines Turf USA, North America Timespan Early Cretaceous 142-127 Ma Appearances First appearance: "Raptor's Last Stand" (only appearance)
In 2010, Gregory S. Paul indicated a body length of five metres and a weight of 1.9 tonnes. As of yet, no other fossils have been found in any other country. (1998). The quadrate is very strongly inclined to the rear. (You don't lose any Life Points from that battle.) Fieldtrip Guidebook, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section. Closely related to Polacanthus, it has a sacral shield and large shoulder spikes.It is also the first polacanthine dinosaur to have been mounted for display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, together with the related Gargoyleosaurus. Time period: Barremian to Albian of the Cretaceous. 1-108 p.James I. Kirkland, 2014, "The Nature of the Jurassic/Cretaceous (J/K) Unconformity and the Early Cretaceous of Eastern Utah" In: Jim Kirkland, John Foster, ReBecca Hunt-Foster, Gregory A. Liggett, and Kelli Trujillo (eds), However, this is being contridicted by recent fossil finds. 2007. Name: Animantarx (Greek for "living fortress"); pronounced AN-ih-MAN-tarks. It had a toothless beak that was common among herbivores and is good for crushing plant material. The occipital condyle, the contact with the neck, is obliquely pointing to below, an ankylosaurid trait causing the head to be pointing downwards. This would have provided this dinosaur with a pretty good defense against Utahraptor or any other carnivore. The top profile of the skull is convex, the rear skull roof curving below the level of the upper rim of the eye sockets. and Madsen, S.K. Known locations: USA, Utah - Cedar Mountain Formation. This would have provided this dinosaur with a pretty good defense against Utahraptor or any other carnivore. Like Polacanthus, Gastonia was a low browsing armoured dinosaur, but unlike Polacanthus however it is very well preserved. It also had a myriad of spikes all over its back—it even had tail spikes. It would appear that the only way a predator could inflict damage on this dinosaur would be to flip it over and attack its soft under body.