What is Thyreophora?
'''Thyreophora''' are the '''[[armour]]ed dinosaurs''': the name means 'shield-bearer'. It is a suborder of [[ornithischia]]n [[dinosaur]]s. They are divided into these groups: *Various early [[herbivores]] which could be quadrupedal or bipedal.<ref>Gierliński, Gregard 1999. Tracks of a large thyreophoran from the Early Jurassic of Poland. ''Acta Palaeontologica Polonica'' '''44'''. [https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app44/app44-231.pdf]</ref> Examples: the lightly armoured: ''[[Scutellosaurus]]'', and ''[[Scelidosaurus]]''. * [[Ankylosaur]]ia **[[Ankylosaurid]]s: armoured from their head to their club-ended tail. **[[Nodosaurid]]s: no tail club but spikes and bony bumps on body. * [[Stegosaur]]ia **[[Huayangosaurids]]: an early group from [[Middle Jurassic]] of [[China]]. **[[Stegosaurid]]s: small heads and vertical plates and spines on body and tail. [[Upper Jurassic]], [[Lower Cretaceous]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[category:Thyreophora| ]]