Gobisaurus domoculus

A basal ankylosaurid with a stiff tail but no club, from Cretaceous China! Illustrated for Arbour VM, Currie PJ. In press. Ankylosaurid dinosaur tail clubs evolved through stepwise acquisition of key features. Journal of Anatomy. Here's the main author's blog post on the paper as well: pseudoplocephalus.blogspot.ca/…

Muted colours were based off varanids living in arid environments, as the paleoenvironment Gobisaurus came from was becoming increasingly dry.

Done in coloured pencil.