Name origin: Greek stegos (roof) and sauros (lizard)
Short Description: Large stegosaurid herbivorous dinosaur
Height (adult): 5 metres
Length (adult): 9 metres
Weight (adult): 6000kg
Temporal range: 150-155 Mya
Distribution: North America
Sexual maturity (in years): 10
Description: Stegosaurus was a browsing herbivore from the Jurassic. It wandered the terrain, harvesting low-laying woody plants like cycads and ferns like a cow. They were solitary, but could defend themselves from medium-sized threats through a display of thermoregulatory bright plates and a dangerous spiked tail, capable of piercing flesh and breaking bones.
Sexual maturity (in years): 10
Description: Stegosaurus was a browsing herbivore from the Jurassic. It wandered the terrain, harvesting low-laying woody plants like cycads and ferns like a cow. They were solitary, but could defend themselves from medium-sized threats through a display of thermoregulatory bright plates and a dangerous spiked tail, capable of piercing flesh and breaking bones.
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