stegosaurus

     

Stegosaurus (IPA: /ˌstɛgəˈsɔrəs/) is a genus of stegosauri armoured dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Early Tithonian) in what is now western North America. In 2006, a specimen of Stegosaurus was announced from Portugal, suggesting that they were present in Europe as well. Due to its distinctive tail spikes and plates, Stegosaurus is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs, along with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Apatosaurus. The name Stegosaurus means "roof-lizard" and is derived from the Greek στέγος-, stegos- ("roof") and σαῦρος, -sauros ("lizard"). At least three species have been identified in the upper Morrison Formation and are known from the remains of about 80 individuals. They lived some 155 to 145 million years ago, in an environment and time dominated by the giant sauropods Diplodocus, Camarasaurus, and Apatosaurus.

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  • Along with the famous plates that ran down its back, it also had 4 tall, deadly spines on its tail
  • In 1982, Colorado made this plated dinosaur its state fossil
  • It's the creature under investigation here in the "Dinosaurs" seriesIt wasn't until Marsh's field workers found a more complete & better-preserved specimen that he realized the plates stood up along the creature's spine
  • Despite the fierce appearance of this plated beast, scientists believe it to have been an herbivore
  • This plant-eating dinosaur's name, which means "cover lizard", refers to the triangular plates along its back
  • Despite its great size, this "plated lizard" had a brain the size of a walnut
  • This dinosaur known for the bony plates along its back had multiple spikes at the end of its tail for protection

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