Scientists have identified Spicomellus afer, a Jurassic-era ankylosaur with extravagant armor and meter-long spikes, making it the oldest known member of its dinosaur group and one of the strangest plant-eaters ever discovered

A new study reveals the diverse feeding strategies of large meat-eating dinosaurs, showing T. rex relied on bone-crushing power while others like Giganotosaurus and Spinosaurus evolved unique approaches

According to Reuters, Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which lived approximately 86 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, predates T. rex by roughly 20 million years.

The Isle of Skye contains more than 10% of the world’s known Middle Jurassic dinosaur species, making it a critical site for understanding this relatively underrepresented era in dinosaur evolution