Stegosauria - Wikipedia
WEBStegosauria is a group of herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs that lived during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. Stegosaurian fossils have been found mostly in the Northern Hemisphere , predominantly in what is now North America , Europe , Africa , South America and Asia .
Stegosaurus | Description, Size, Plates, & Facts | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Stegosaurus, (genus 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. Stegosaurus usually grew to a length of about 6.5 metres (21 feet), but some reached 9 …
Stegosauridae - Wikipedia
WEBStegosauridae is a family of thyreophoran dinosaurs (armoured dinosaurs) within the suborder Stegosauria. The clade is defined as all species of dinosaurs more closely related to Stegosaurus than Huayangosaurus.
Stegosaur - New World Encyclopedia
WEBStegosaurus is a well-known genus of Stegosauria, which lived during the late Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Early Tithonian) and was discovered by O. C. Marsh during the Bone Wars. Due to its distinctive tail spikes and plates, Stegosaurus is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs, along with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Apatosaurus.
Stegosaurus - Wikipedia
WEBStegosaurus ( / ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːrəs /; [2] lit. 'roof-lizard') is a genus of herbivorous, four-legged, armored dinosaur from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails.
The iconic Stegosaurus: from its trademark plates to the spiky tail
WEBAug 21, 2023 · Edited and reviewed by Tibi Puiu. 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 ...
Stegosaur | Plated Dinosaur, Herbivore, Jurassic | Britannica
WEBstegosaur, any of the plated dinosaur species, including Stegosaurus and Tuojiangosaurus of the Late Jurassic period (about 161 million to 146 million years ago) and Wuerhosaurus of the Early Cretaceous (about 146 million to 100 million years ago). Stegosaurs were four-legged herbivores that reached a maximum length of about 9 metres (30 feet).
Stegosauria: a historical review of the body fossil record and ...
WEBSep 7, 2010 · Stegosauria. Phylogeny. The first partial skeleton of a stegosaurian dinosaur was discovered in a brick pit in Swindon, UK in 1874. Since then, numerous stegosaurian remains have been discovered from Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, and continue to be discovered regularly.
Stegosaurus | Natural History Museum
WEBLength: 9.0m. 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.
Stegosauria - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Stegosauria was originally named as an order by O.C. Marsh in 1877. Now it is treated as an infraorder or suborder (or simply a clade ) within the armoured dinosaurs , the Thyreophora . The Stegosauria includes the families Huayangosauridae and …
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