The terminal branches are divided with thick nodes with similar shape to the human metacarpus. The metacarpus is compact and moderately elongated. The metacarpus was long compared to the fingers. The metacarpus of the hand is fused, adding to the strength. The metacarpus is robust compared to that of "Panoplosaurus". The metacarpus is short, in 1977 it was the shortest of any Asian ankylosaur known. In April, Faber broke his metacarpus in a match against De Graafschap.