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Description
Juggernaut
Ankylomantarx
Meaning: Fused fortress
Description: Very large ankylosaur
Species: A. magniventris, A. robustus, A. obsenus
Family: Ankylosauridae, Ankylosaurinae
Length: 50-52 feet
Lifestyle: Low browser, grazer
Range: North and South America, Eurasia, Africa

Distinguishing Features: The largest of all ankylosaurs, this is a descendent of the famous Ankylosaurus. Weighing in at 12 tons, it is covered in impressive armor that adorns the whole of its sides and back. Beneath the skin, the bony osteoderms are fused together to form a powerful defense against the teeth in claws of most theropod predators. Its armored back is covered in plate-like spikes, the largest of which are over 4 feet long. In color, it has a mottled yellow underbelly and a striking black and dull rust red body. Monogamous by nature, it is one of the few ankylosaurs that mates for life, with each pair loyally defending a nest of up to 20 eggs. The parents are highly vigilant in caring for the young, and defend and nurture them for up to 5 years. Among ankylosaurs, this animal is also long-lived and easily reaches ages over 100 years.

Habits and Habitat: The Juggernaut is not picky about habitat or food; eating whatever vegetation it wants when and where it wants. Perfectly at home in the tundra or the tropics and deserts, it mows down ferns, fungi, insects, carrion, shrubs and other plants like small trees with gusto. With exceptionally good memories for ankylosaurs, it can remember and even predict where the most succulent of food will be in its territory. It is even known to bury roots and tubers in hidden larders in times of lean, a behavior more common for the individuals of the arid deserts. Adult Juggernauts have virtually no predators, and though younglings are often targeted by large predatory tyrannosaurids and abelisaurs, only Lobotyrannus and Vastatotyrannus rex are the most capable of successfully killing an adult. If attacked by either, Juggernauts give no ground in a fight and aggressively confront the threat; mated pairs are extremely successful at this by standing face to face and then swing their tails in both directions to ward predators off. Even a grown V. rex can fall to such determined defenses and it is not uncommon to find a corpse from a young V. rex or some other unfortunate predator close to a Juggernaut grazing area.

A revised sketch of the juggernaut. i based its form more off that of Euoplocephalus than the true Ankylosaurus. This is one of the Vastatotyrannus' favorite meals and one of the most dangerous prey items it can hunt.

Description
Juggernaut
Ankylomantarx
Meaning: Fused fortress
Description: Very large ankylosaur
Species: A. magniventris, A. robustus, A. obsenus
Family: Ankylosauridae, Ankylosaurinae
Length: 50-52 feet
Lifestyle: Low browser, grazer
Range: North and South America, Eurasia, Africa

Distinguishing Features: The largest of all ankylosaurs, this is a descendent of the famous Ankylosaurus. Weighing in at 12 tons, it is covered in impressive armor that adorns the whole of its sides and back. Beneath the skin, the bony osteoderms are fused together to form a powerful defense against the teeth in claws of most theropod predators. Its armored back is covered in plate-like spikes, the largest of which are over 4 feet long. In color, it has a mottled yellow underbelly and a striking black and dull rust red body. Monogamous by nature, it is one of the few ankylosaurs that mates for life, with each pair loyally defending a nest of up to 20 eggs. The parents are highly vigilant in caring for the young, and defend and nurture them for up to 5 years. Among ankylosaurs, this animal is also long-lived and easily reaches ages over 100 years.

Habits and Habitat: The Juggernaut is not picky about habitat or food; eating whatever vegetation it wants when and where it wants. Perfectly at home in the tundra or the tropics and deserts, it mows down ferns, fungi, insects, carrion, shrubs and other plants like small trees with gusto. With exceptionally good memories for ankylosaurs, it can remember and even predict where the most succulent of food will be in its territory. It is even known to bury roots and tubers in hidden larders in times of lean, a behavior more common for the individuals of the arid deserts. Adult Juggernauts have virtually no predators, and though younglings are often targeted by large predatory tyrannosaurids and abelisaurs, only Lobotyrannus and Vastatotyrannus rex are the most capable of successfully killing an adult. If attacked by either, Juggernauts give no ground in a fight and aggressively confront the threat; mated pairs are extremely successful at this by standing face to face and then swing their tails in both directions to ward predators off. Even a grown V. rex can fall to such determined defenses and it is not uncommon to find a corpse from a young V. rex or some other unfortunate predator close to a Juggernaut grazing area.

A revised sketch of the juggernaut. i based its form more off that of Euoplocephalus than the true Ankylosaurus. This is one of the Vastatotyrannus' favorite meals and one of the most dangerous prey items it can hunt.