Dracopelta

- Pronunciation: dray-ko-PEL-tah
- Translation: Small Shield Dragon
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Thyreophora
- Infraorder: Ankylosauria
- Family: Nodosauridae
- Height: 2.5 feet (0.8 meters)
- Length: 7 feet (2.1 meters)
- Period: Late Jurassic
- Description: Herbivore, Quadrupedal
- Notes: Discovered in western Portugal, Dracopelta is one of theearliest ankylosaurs discovered thus far. It was equipped with fivedifferent types of armor.