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Species list

  • S. armatus (Marsh, 1877) type species
  • S. stenops (Marsh, 1887)
  • S. longispinus (Gilmore, 1914)

    • Name : Stegosaurus Species : stenops
    Pronounced : STEG-uh-SAWR-us Pronounced : STEN-ops
    Meaning : "roofed lizard" Meaning : "narrow faced"
    Length up to :
    7.5 meters (25')     		Height at hips :
    2.1 meters (7')     		Weight :
    3 tons
    Diet : herbivor = plant eater Period : Upper Jurassic
    Superorder :
    Dinosauria     		Order :
    Ornithischia     		Suborder :
    Stegosauria     		Family :
    Stegosauridae
    Discovered by:
    		When Discovered: Described by:
    		When Described:
    Fossils found in : Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
    Charactistics and things of interest:
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