OrnithischiaStegosauridaeNHMUK PV R36730

Stegosaurus stenops

Stegosaurus stenops skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~6 m.
Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Stegosaurus stenops Marsh, 1887
Specimen
NHMUK PV R36730
Reconstructed length
~6 m (20 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2016
Clade
  1. Ornithischia
  2. Thyreophora
  3. Stegosauria
  4. Stegosauridae

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A large plated dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of western North America, roughly 150 million years ago. Stegosaurus is instantly recognizable for the double row of tall bony plates along its back and the four spikes on its tail, known as the thagomizer.

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