Extravagant armour and tail weaponry on Spicomellus afer fossil confound existing theories of how the species evolved

Tank-like physique, bristling with body armour and a collar of spikes the length of golf clubs, Spicomellus afer looks more like a Pokémon creation than a living creature. This bizarre dinosaur roamed the flood planes of what is now north Africa 165m years ago, palaeontologists have revealed.

The fossil, the oldest known ankylosaur specimen, was unearthed near the central Moroccan town of Boulemane. Its extravagant armour has confounded existing theories of how the ankylosaurs, a major group of plant-eating dinosaurs, evolved.

The rot is deep at the club and relegation is on the cards unless something drastic happens before the transfer window shuts

Jarrod Bowen said sorry after losing his cool with a couple of fans at the end of West Ham’s defeat by Wolves in the Carabao Cup, but anyone with any sense knows the forward has no need to apologise. The malaise has nothing to do with the player who scored the winner in the Conference League final two years ago. Quite frankly, West Ham are lucky Bowen is not pushing to leave. Nobody could blame the captain were he to decide enough is enough after years of atrocious recruitment and poor appointments from the people at the top.

This slump has been a long time coming. Some fans are fuming but a lot have grown apathetic. Mass walkouts feel very particular to the London Stadium. There was another one last Friday, much of the crowd following West Ham’s lead by giving up early as Chelsea rained in the goals. Humiliations have become so commonplace in E20 that many supporters wonder whether there are better things to do than watch their bungling team get pummelled at a soulless imitation of a football ground.

Danish media reports three men with ties to Donald Trump are accused of attempting to infiltrate Greenlandic society

Denmark has summoned the US charge d’affaires for an urgent meeting over an alleged influence campaign in Greenland aimed at shaping public opinion and the future of the Arctic territory.

It comes after reports from Danish media, confirmed by the Danish foreign office, that at least three US men with ties to Donald Trump and the White House are accused of trying to infiltrate Greenlandic society.

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