The osteoderms – structures of bony plaques located in ... “We don’t know why (the tail) evolved. We do know that within armoured dinosaur groups there seems to be a tendency to ...

In 2016, a team of scientists discovered a dinosaur tail, with its bones, tissues, feathers, and all preserved in amber. It was believed to be about 99-million-years-old at the time of its discovery.

The nearly complete fossil includes vertebrae, ribs, limb bones, and tail bones. This newly discovered dinosaur belonged ... They had bony plates embedded in their skin and strong limbs to support ...