Ankylosaurus Dermal Armor - Scute Fragment reptile The specimen in the Core

The specimen in the Core Sample was recovered from deposits near Glendive

It was originally retrieved at the scene in 1937 by journalist Harry Kroh

which led to Ellis' expulsion from the project

These regions are dominated by a range of intrusive igneous rocks

The shrapnel specimens are sharp pieces of metal that were likely torn off from the meteorite during the airburst or on impact with the ground

Ankylosaurus Dermal Armor - Scute Fragment reptile The specimen in the CoreAbove: Front of Specimen Card Covered in rows of bony plates and wielding a powerful clubbed tail, the Ankylosaurs are one of the most distinctive and successful of all dinosaur families. Spread across more than 90 million years of the fossil record, various species of this sturdy dinosaur can be found on every continent on earth. This specimen is a fragment of an Ankylosaurus dermal plate from the Hell Creek formation in South Dakota. It was