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<p> Dinosaurs are divided into several groups, and most will recognize thecarnivores, including Tyranosaurus and Velociraptor; herbivores like Apatosaurus(once Brontosaurus); and duckbills and horned dinosaurs, among them Saurolophus andTriceratops. But another group, the armored dinosaurs, is much less familiar, partlybecause their fossils are not as common as those of other dinosaurs and because theyare studied less. The armored dinosaurs, the Ankylosauria, make up at least 30genera and are widely distributed worldwide. Some 21 papers, all essentiallyoriginal research on stegosaurs and ankylosaurs, are included; a few providedescriptions of new species as these new fossils are either significant for theirprimitiveness or location. Most of the papers are anatomical and functional analysesof armored dinosaur anatomy, particularly the peculiar blade-like teeth and jawmovement. Papers discuss endocranial (gross brain structure) anatomy; stegosaurosteomyelitis; the first disarticulated sk

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Kenneth Carpenter is the dinosaur paleontologist for the Denver Museum of Natural History and author of Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs. He is co-editor of Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, Dinosaur Systematics, Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, and The Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation.

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