Stegosaurus - Wikipedia
They were large, heavily built, herbivorous quadrupeds with rounded backs, short fore limbs, long hind limbs, and tails held high in the air. Due to their distinctive combination of broad, upright plates and tail tipped with spikes, Stegosaurus is one of …
Stegosaurus | Description, Size, Plates, & Facts | Britannica
Stegosaurus, one of the various plated dinosaurs (Stegosauria) of the Late Jurassic Period (159 million to 144 million years ago) recognizable by its spiked tail and series of large triangular bony plates along the back. The forelimbs were much shorter than the hind limbs, which gave the back an arched appearance.
10 Facts About Stegosaurus You Might Not Know - ThoughtCo
2019年10月28日 · Few people know much about Stegosaurus beyond the fact that (a) it had triangular plates on its back; (b) it was dumber than the average dinosaur; and (c) plastic Stegosaurus figurines look really cool on an office desk. Below, you'll discover 10 fascinating facts about Stegosaurus, the popular plant-eating dinosaur with the spiked tail and ...
Stegosaurus - Natural History Museum
Length: 9.0 m. Diet: herbivorous. When it lived: Late Jurassic, 152-145 million years ago. Found in: USA. A large, slow moving plant-eater, Stegosaurus would have defended itself from predators like Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus with its powerful spiked tail.
Stegosaurus, Rhinoceros, or Hoax? | Smithsonian
2009年3月12日 · SCIENCE. Stegosaurus, Rhinoceros, or Hoax? Riley Black. Science Correspondent. March 12, 2009. Feedloader (Clickability) By the time that our ape ancestors split from the line that would produce...
The iconic Stegosaurus: from its trademark plates to the spiky tail
2023年8月21日 · The Stegosaurus is one of the most iconic dinosaurs to ever roam the planet. You might remember it from your childhood, that imposing creature with double rows of large, flat plates running...
World’s most complete Stegosaurus: Q&A with a dinosaur expert
Q&A. On 4 December 2014, the Museum unveiled the latest permanent addition to its public galleries - the almost complete skeleton of the iconic dinosaur Stegosaurus stenops. We caught up with Museum dinosaur researcher Prof Paul Barrett to find out more. This is a remarkably complete dinosaur fossil.
Dinosaur fossil discovery may be the oldest stegosaur ever found
2022年3月4日 · The fossil of an armored dinosaur that lived 168 million years ago is the oldest stegosaur found in Asia and may belong to one of the earliest stegosaurs. The fossil showcases a “really weird ...
Newly discovered stegosaurus fossil is the oldest in the world
2019年8月21日 · Vertebrae fossils of a previously undiscovered type of stegosaurus were found in Morocco. Researchers say they represent the oldest stegosaurus found.
New stegosaur dinosaur could be the oldest ever discovered
2022年3月4日 · One of the earliest stegosaurs has been uncovered in China. The new species, Bashanosaurus primitivus, dates to the Middle Jurassic and could be a close relative of the ancestor of all stegosaurs that followed. The origin of all stegosaurs could lie in Asia after what could be the oldest member of the group has been unearthed in China.