You make your Ankylosaurus sound like a huge pimp, Mr. Monkees, but you fail to mention that it was easily defeated by many dinosaurs after simply being flipped over. Because of the fact that the mace-like tail was its only weapon, it easily fell prey to those that could take more than one blow from the club, or those there were quick enough to avoid it yet still strong enough to flip it. The unplated underbelly probably tasted pretty good to the countless number of dinosaurs that had the chance to feed upon it.
If one was forced to compare the Ankylosaurus to a present day animal, it would probably be best represented by a turtle that had a short chain attached to it's tail and it's undershell cut clean off. I could kick that thing's ass easily.
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