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A spine-tingling discovery: This dinosaur had spiked body armor

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Fossils of the creature <em>Spicomellus</em> revealed elaborate body armor used to attract mates and deter rivals.

In a new paper, researchers describe a bizarre dinosaur with thorny spines along its neck and back that made its home in Africa more than 165 million years ago.

(Image credit: Matt Dempsey)

Written by: Prometheus

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