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What is a Thyreophoran you may ask? Its the group of armored dinosaurs that existed from the early Jurassic to late Cretaceous. Included are iconic dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus. Here are a few photos Tom Raven provided a number of photos: This image of the beautiful Kunbarrasaurus from the Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia And this photoHere's the skull of the basal thyreophoran Scelidosaurus harrisonii from NHM London And, from Beijing, the beautiful lower jaw and articulated cervical vertebrae of the Chinese stegosaur Jiangjunosaurus And the cheeky grin of the Chinese stegosaur Huayangosaurus in Beijing Possible Polacanthus teeth from Bill Blows Susie Maidment provided a photo of tiny tooth from Sophie the Stegosaurus. Crown height ~5 mm She also provided a photo the skull of the basal thyreophoran Emausaurus David Evans photo Here's Zuul crurivastator staring you down The nodosaur Edmontonia at the AMNH Here's a plate and a tail spike from the UK, stegosaur Dacentrurus, from Tom Raven Denversaurus holotype at the Black Hills Institute Gastonia at the Utah Museum of NH Skeleton of the armored early Jurassic, Scutellosaurus in the Museum of Northern Arizona