Stegosaurus
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Stegosaurus
- Continent
- North America, Europe
- Group
- Armoured dinosaur
- Period
- Jurassic
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- Medium (3–9 m)
- Moves
- On four legs
- Feature
- Back plates, Spikes
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Its name means roof lizard, because scientists first thought its plates lay flat on its back like roof tiles.
- The four spikes on its tail are nicknamed the thagomizer, a word that comes from a newspaper cartoon.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q14388 · All prehistoric life · All entries