3 euros AUSTRIA 2020 - Ankylosaurus

3 euros AUSTRIA 2020 Ankylosaurus "Glow in the dark"
Given how tough the armored Ankylosaurus magniventris was, it's no surprise that this massive herbivore was one of the last large non-avian dinosaurs to roam the earth. Ankylosaurus magniventris, which looks like a four-legged tank with a wide torso covered in humps, spines and protected by a corset of silver bones, not to mention horns pointing backwards from the back of its head, comes to life in vivid detail on the fourth colored coin of the Supersaurs series.

Appearing only a couple of million years before the extinction of the flightless dinosaurs, at the end of the Cretaceous period about 68-66 million years ago, Ankylosaurus magniventris was 9 meters long and weighed about 3.5 tons. Needing to eat up to 60kg of food per day, the dinosaur had little time for anything else. This has led some experts to speculate that the beast's extraordinarily wide belly, hence "magniventris", accommodated a digestive system that could process food in several stages.

Ankylosaurus magniventris features all 12 extreme prehistoric animals from the Supersaurs series in silhouette on its obverse, while a color printed ankylosaurus is displayed in its native prehistoric habitat, with a predator in the background, in the coin's glow. dark reverse. Supersaurs 3 euro coins are legal tender in Austria.