Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus Facts
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Name
Means
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"Roofed Lizard " |
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Type
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Large plant-eating dinosaur |
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Lived
When
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Late Jurassic (154 to 144 million years ago) |
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Length
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Up to 30 feet (average is 20-23 feet) |
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Weight
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Up to 2 tons |
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Weapons
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Strong tail with two pair of pointed spikes. |
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Diet
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Soft vegetation |
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Habitat
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U.S. Midwest (Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah) |
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Interesting
Stegosaurus |
Stegosaurus didn't have the biggest brain (about 1 inch long!) but it did have some mighty spikes on its tail! Stegosaurs' bony plates along its back may have helped keep its temperature right. The plates may have had blood vessels which could absorb heat from the sun. Stegosaurus had no teeth in the front, just a beak. On the sides of his jaws, he had tiny "cheek" teeth, very weak.
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Stegosaurus
had thick legs like an elephant,
which held up his weight, but didn't allow him to run very fast.
Good thing he had those secret weapons on his tail!
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