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Ankylosaurus
U.S. private land + docsArmored Hell Creek dinosaur. Scutes and osteoderms appear more often than dramatic skulls. Same private-land rules as other Hell Creek taxa.
Sample photoPeriod
Late Cretaceous
Age
68–66 mya
Formation
Hell Creek
Diet
Herbivore
Common fossils
Osteoderms, rare bone
Price context
Osteoderms / scutes when private-land documented
Price bands are educational market context for common grades — not an appraisal, quote, or investment forecast.
Collecting status
U.S. private land + docs. Always confirm landowner release or export path, chain of custody, and that the specimen was not collected from forbidden public land. U.S. federal vertebrates under PRPA are not commercial inventory.
Open related fossil-law guide →Trade notes
Confirm element ID (scute vs random nodule) and land type. Federal Badlands stories are not a commercial path.
Fake-watch for this taxon
- — Random rocks sold as osteoderms
- — Heavy paint / matrix fakery
Documents to demand
- — Landowner release
- — Element photos with scale
- — Prep notes
On Jurassic Depot
Fossil laws by countryU.S. fossil lawsProvenance guideFossil laws briefingHow to buy fossils legally
Outside sources (educational)
Primary society and government pages — not Jurassic Depot. Open these when you need statute or agency language, not a marketplace summary.