The heaviest Ankylosaurus Top 10. Weight of Ankylosaurus

Weight, dimensions, size of ankylosaurus

Characteristic of the Ankylosauria was an armor made of bone plates ( osteoderms ), which covered the neck, the back and the top of the tail. These were embedded in the skin and are usually not preserved in fossils , so their exact shape and arrangement are often not exactly known.

The bone plates were arranged in numerous, sagittal (front to back) rows. There were small plates between the larger plates, which ensured complete armor. Large, keeled panels were usually attached to the top of the neck. In the shoulder area, the plates were often woven into a crescent-shaped structure, with spines especially in the Nodosauridae. In the area of the fuselage, the armor was variable depending on the species, in addition to flat plates, plates with keels or bumps were also available. In some ankylosaurs, the osteoderms had grown into a shield-like structure above the sacrum.

Many representatives of the Ankylosauridae, but not the Nodosauridae, had a bony club at the tip of the tail. This consisted of osteoderms that were overgrown with the vertebrae and was supported and stiffened by ossified tendons.

Today we present the world’s largest list of ankylosaurs ranked by weight. Soon we will present a list of the longest Ankylosaurus.

The heaviest Ankylosaurus Top 10

No	Dinosaur	Weight [kg]	Weight [lb]
1	Ankylosaurus magniventris	6 000 kg	13 228 lb
2	Cedarpelta bilbeyhallorum	4 000 kg	8 818 lb
3	Platypelta coombsi	2 600 kg	5 732 lb
4	Gobisaurus domoculus	2 500 kg	5 512 lb
5	Scolosaurus cutleri	2 500 kg	5 512 lb
6	Zuul crurivastator	2 500 kg	5 512 lb
7	Zaraapelta nomadis	2 300 kg	5 071 lb
8	Scolosaurus thronus	2 200 kg	4 850 lb
9	Talarurus plicatospineus	2 200 kg	4 850 lb
10	Anodontosaurus inceptus	2 100 kg	4 630 lb
11	Oohkotokia horneri	2 100 kg	4 630 lb
12	Euoplocephalus tutus	2 000 kg	4 409 lb
13	Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis	2 000 kg	4 409 lb
14	Ziapelta sanjuanensis	2 000 kg	4 409 lb
15	“Dyoplosaurus” giganteus	1 900 kg	4 189 lb
16	Anodontosaurus lambei	1 800 kg	3 968 lb
17	Aletopelta coombsi	1 400 kg	3 086 lb
18	Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis	1 400 kg	3 086 lb
19	Pinacosaurus grangeri	1 300 kg	2 866 lb
20	Nodocephalosaurus kirtlandensis	1 100 kg	2 425 lb
21	Shamosaurus scutatus	1 100 kg	2 425 lb
22	Ahshislepelta minor	1 000 kg	2 205 lb
23	Chuanqilong chaoyangensis	1 000 kg	2 205 lb