Invictarx
in-VIK-tarks /ɪnˈvɪktɑːrks/
Accepted genus
unconquered fortress
- invictus · Latin · unconquered
- arx · Latin · fortress, citadel
The name combines the Latin "invictus" (unconquered) and "arx" (fortress or citadel). It alludes to this armoured ankylosaurid, whose body was protected by bony plates and spikes like a heavily defended stronghold.
- Named by
- McDonald and Wolfe
- Year named
- 2018
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Campanian
- Found in
- Menefee Formation, New Mexico, USA
An armoured ankylosaurid dinosaur. The type species is Invictarx zephyri. It is known from partial remains and is notable as one of the older ankylosaurids from North America.