Specific Things to Study from Chapter 14 (Thyreophora) Notes for the Final Exam

Chapter 14 – Overview of the Clade Thyreophora

1. What is the major characteristic of Clade Thyreophora?

2. Were Thyreophorans quadrupedal or bipedal?

3. What are the 2 major clades of Thyreophorans? What is the geological range of each?

4. What are the 2 clades of Ankylosauria and how are they differentiated?

5. What were the 2 ways that Ankylosaurs defended themselves?

6. What were the purposes of Stegosaur plates?

7. How could Stegosaurs have fed higher off the ground?

8. Were Stegosaurs brainy?