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Thyreophorans (meaning "shield bearers") are a group of ornithischian (bird-hipped) dinosaurs that include Scutellosaurus, Scelidosaurus, stegosaurs, and ankylosaurs. Thyreophorans were quadrupedal plant-eaters that had bony body armor (plates, spikes, and/or scutes).
These plant-eaters include the stegosaurs (plated dinosaurs like Stegosaurus, Kentrosaurus, etc.) and the ankylosaurs (armored dinosaurs like Ankylosaurus, Euoplocephalus, etc.).
Thyreophorans:
| Stegosauria (Plated dinosaurs) | |
Kentrosaurus |
 Stegosaurus |
 Ankylosaurus A large, tank-like dinosaur (35 ft long) from the late Cretaceous period. |
 Euoplocephalus A large, tank-like dinosaur (23 ft long) from the late Cretaceous period. |
 Nodosaurus A large, armored, plant-eating dinosaur (18 ft long) from the early Cretaceous period, about 113-98 million years ago. |
 Panoplosaurus A tank-like, spiked, plant-eating dinosaur (23 ft long) from the late Cretaceous period. |
 Polacanthus An armored and spiked plant-eating dinosaur (13 ft long) from the early Cretaceous period. |
Sauropelta Sauropelta was an armored, plant-eating dinosaur (25 ft long) from the early Cretaceous period. |
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