UCMP MYSTERY FOSSIL #33 is . . .
the aetosaur Neoaetosauroides engaeus


Mystery Fossil #33
 

Neoaetosauroides engaeus is an aetosaur, a contemporary of the earliest dinosaurs, from the Upper Triassic of San Juan Province in Argentina . Aetosaurs like Neoaetosauroides were heavily armored and some even had spikes along the shoulders and flanks. Find out more about aetosaurs here.

 
 

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