Stegosaurus - Wikipedia
In Stegosaurus stenops there are 27 bones in the vertebral column anterior to the sacrum, a varying number of vertebrae in the sacrum, with four in most subadults, and around 46 caudal (tail) vertebrae.
Stegosaurus | Description, Size, Plates, & Facts | Britannica
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 - Natural History Museum
Identified as a member of the species Stegosaurus stenops, this spectacular specimen is helping researchers gain new insights into what Stegosaurus would have looked like when it was alive, as well as how it walked, ate and behaved.
Stegosaurus stenops | AMNH
Stegosaurus stenops. Because its back was covered with diamond-shaped plates, Stegosaurus was given a name that means "roof lizard." Its back legs were about twice as long as its front legs. This plant eater's jaw was toothless in front and had small, leaf-shaped teeth in back. Nice tail spikes, huh? Stats. Story. Stumper. Fact or Fiction.
World’s most complete Stegosaurus: Q&A with a dinosaur expert
On 4 December 2014, the Museum unveiled the latest permanent addition to its public galleries - the almost complete skeleton of the iconic dinosaur Stegosaurus stenops. We caught up with Museum dinosaur researcher Prof Paul Barrett to find out more.
Stegosaurus stenops - Nature Ecology & Evolution
2024年3月22日 · A double row of bony plates and spikes that extend from neck to tail makes Stegosaurus one of the most iconic dinosaurs that every seven-year-old can name. Stegosaurus stenops lived 150...
The Postcranial Skeleton of an Exceptionally Complete Individual …
2015年10月14日 · The specimen is referable to Stegosaurus stenops based on the possession of an edentulous anterior portion of the dentary and elevated postzygapophyses on the cervical vertebrae. New information provided by the specimen concerns the morphology of the vertebrae, the iliosacral block and dermal armor.
Paleontologists Reveal Body Mass of World’s Most Complete
2015年3月4日 · The well-preserved specimen of the herbivorous dinosaur Stegosaurus stenops would have weighed 1,560 kg in life, according to paleontologists.
Weight of the world’s most complete Stegosaurus revealed
2015年3月4日 · The Museum's 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus stenops would have weighed around 1,600kg in life, similar to the size of a small rhino. The Stegosaurus, revealed at the Museum in December, is exceptionally well-preserved, allowing scientists to learn a lot about the lives of stegosaurs.
Stegosauria: a historical review of the body fossil record and ...
2010年9月7日 · Stegosauria is a clade of ornithischian armoured dinosaurs characterised by the presence of two rows of dorsally projecting dermal plates and spines that extended from the neck to the end of the tail.