| “ | Large supratemporal bosses, huge osteoderms on its back. This is a one-tonne anapsid reptile called Scutosaurus - a distant ancestor of turtles. Although he has no shell, his back is covered in hard, bony plates. | „ |
| — Allen, about Scutosaurus in Desert Monsters | ||
Scutosaurus (name meaning "Shielded Reptile") is a genus of pareiasaur reptile that originated during the Late Permian Era in what is now Asia. Measuring 3 meters long, weighing a ton, and distantly related to turtles and tortoises (despite lacking a shell), Scutosaurus is a powerful armoured herbivore that was covered in scutes of armor.
In the Series 1 episode "Desert Monsters" a herd of a dozen Scutosaurus were brought to the park from Late Permian Siberia, 250 million years ago. They reside in the Scutosaur Desert Enclosure.
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- The sound effects of Scutosaurus are some rhino, bull, ostrich, zebra, elephant, donkey, and hippo.