stegosaurus

diet:

Plants

found in:

North America

period:

Late Jurassic

beautiful nerdy facts

Pronounces steg•oh•sore•us and means "Roof lizard."
Habited in North America during the late Jurassic period (155-150 million years ago).
Ate plants and were one of the first dinosaurs with cheeks 🌿
Was 30 feet long (9m), the size of a small bus 🚍
It was 14 feet tall (4.3m), considering the size of its plates.
They weighed almost the same as an African elephant 🐘
Its brain was tiny, similar to the size of a puppy.
Some palaeontologists used to think that it has a second brain in its butt. However, this is not true.
Thagomizer is the unofficial name for the spikes on its tail.
The plates on its back are called scutes.
Experts are not sure about the function of the scutes. Some ideas are that they worked for thermal regulation or protection. However, it might just have been for looking cool.
Stegosaurs were cousins of Ankylosaurs.
It's the state dinosaur of Colorado, USA.