'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered

Scientists have discovered Spicomellus afer, a unique armoured dinosaur with meter-long spikes from 165 million years ago in Morocco. Described as a "punk rocker" dinosaur by experts, it challenges previous theories on ankylosaur evolution with its elaborate spikes and protrusions. This discovery offers insight into dinosaur evolution during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and raises questions about the function of the intricate armor seen in early ankylosaurs.