Spicomellus

Spicomellus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic (Bathonian–Callovian), ~168–164 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Illustration of the holotype.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	†Ornithischia
Clade:	†Thyreophora
Clade:	†Ankylosauria
Genus:	†Spicomellus Maidment et al., 2021
Species:	†S. afer
Binomial name
†Spicomellus afer Maidment et al., 2021

Spicomellus is an extinct genus of early ankylosaurian dinosaur from the El Mers III Formation (Bathonian-Callovian) of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, S. afer, known from a single rib with fused osteoderms. Spicomellus represents the oldest named ankylosaur.