Construction Worker Digs Up Mind-Blowing Key to the Prehistoric Era

Reconstruction Reveal

The scientists wanted to make a visual reconstruction of the animal to understand what they were dealing with. After the herbivore was fully reconstructed, it was quickly revealed that the creature had four stubby legs, an armor-plated back, and was covered in spikes all over. Most likely, it also had a long tail covered in points as well. It wasn't any fossil, they found a brand new species-- the Nodosaur!

Heavy Hitter

This creature wasn't a small one either. If anything it was massive, and not just because it stood over nine feet tall. When the Nodosaur was alive, it probably weighed about 3,000 pounds. Mummified in its stone-like petrified state, the dinosaur weighs just around 2,500 pounds. From what they can gather based on the evidence, paleontologists believe it would have been fairly solitary in nature. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.