Suborder Thyreophora (Noun)
Meaning
Armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The suborder Thyreophora includes the armored dinosaurs like stegosaurs and ankylosaurs that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
- Stegosaurs and ankylosaurs, both belonging to the suborder Thyreophora, possessed unique defensive features against predators.
- The suborder Thyreophora is primarily known for the row of plates running along the backs of stegosaurs, as well as the armor plating on the ankylosaurs.
- During the Jurassic period, the suborder Thyreophora further diverged into the families Stegosauridae and Ankylosauridae.
- The discovery of thyreophoran fossils belonging to the suborder Thyreophora has helped paleontologists understand the evolution and diversity of armored dinosaurs.