{"product_id":"saichania-hueforge","title":"Saichania hueforge","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaichania – Hueforge 3D-Printed Artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaichania was a heavily armoured dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 75 to 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name \u003ci\u003eSaichania\u003c\/i\u003e means “beautiful one” in Mongolian, a reference to the exceptional preservation and intricate detail of its fossilised armour when it was first discovered. Belonging to the family Ankylosauridae, Saichania was a close relative of the more widely known \u003ci\u003eAnkylosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, sharing many of its distinctive features but possessing its own unique adaptations suited to a harsh desert environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was a quadrupedal herbivore, low to the ground, with a broad and flat body encased in thick, bony armour plates called osteoderms. These covered almost every part of its upper body, forming an almost impenetrable shell. The back was studded with large, knob-like or conical scutes, while the sides bore smaller, interlocking plates that provided flexibility and defence. Its head was protected by fused bone plates that formed a rugged, helmet-like structure over the skull, and even the eyelids were reinforced with bone to guard against predators. The tail ended in a massive bony club, a weapon formed by fused vertebrae and overlying ossified tendons, which Saichania could swing with considerable force to deter or injure attackers, likely large theropods such as \u003ci\u003eTarbosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borishotch Industries","offers":[{"title":"170mm x 170mm","offer_id":52115127992663,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"100mm x 100mm","offer_id":52115128025431,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/1050\/4791\/files\/IMG_20251023_083331.jpg?v=1762469655","url":"https:\/\/borishotch-industries.co.uk\/products\/saichania-hueforge","provider":"Borishotch Industries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}