its body was robust and elongated

This tail could also have been used as a defensive tool or as a stabilizer during attacks

Argelia y Túnez

with the back of the skull greatly expanded and ornamented by large bony spines on the squamosal bones

but rather a distant relative that lived long before dinosaurs appeared

Raphus cucullatus Hovasaurus its body was robust andRaphus cucullatus , commonly known as the dodo or Mauritius dodo , was a flightless bird endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean that became extinct during the 17th century , just over 80 years after the arrival of Europeans to the island. The genus Raphus is currently included within the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves), with the dodo being one of the most notorious examples of island gigantism and accelerated extinction due to