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Daily Dino Fact: A Whale of a Tale!

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
You'd be slow, too, if you had to haul this around behind you!

You'd be slow, too, if you had to haul this around behind you!

Hey dinos! Rex is out of town so ModosaurCeno is here, taking a stab at a Daily Dino Fact!

Q: Wait a minute! Wasn’t the ankylosaur one of the slowest dinosaurs to ever live? No wonder they are so slow! They have so much armor! :p -Hornstrkier

A: Our friend Hornstrkier was right when he remembered that the ankylosaur was one of the slowest dinos that ever lived.  Sauropods were pretty slow, too, but given the ankylosaurs’ short legs, we’re going to give the Slowpoke Prize to them! Besides, who needs speed when you are practically an armored tank!