OrnithischiaStegosauridaeCV 209

Tuojiangosaurus multispinus

Tuojiangosaurus multispinus skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~7 m.
Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Tuojiangosaurus multispinus Dong, Li, Zhou & Zhang, 1977
Specimen
CV 209
Reconstructed length
~7 m (23 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2007, revised 2015
Clade
  1. Ornithischia
  2. Thyreophora
  3. Stegosauria
  4. Stegosauridae

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Tuojiangosaurus was a stegosaur, a plated dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of China, about 160 million years ago. One of the best-known Asian stegosaurs, Tuojiangosaurus had a double row of tall pointed plates along its back and two pairs of spikes on its tail.

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