Stegosaurus

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?S. affinis

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S. armatus (type)

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?S. discurus

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S. laticeps

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?S. longispinus

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?S. madagascariensis

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?S. seeleyanus

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?S. stenops

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Stegosaurus was a large herbivorous dinosaur genus from the Upper Jurassic of North America. It is among the most easily identifiable dinosaurs, owing to the distinctive double row of kite-shaped plates along the back and the four long spikes on the tail. Its name is derived from the plates, and means "roofed" or "covered lizard" in Greek. It is one of the most popular dinosaurs in children's fiction.

Related Topics:
Herbivorous - Dinosaur - Genus - Jurassic - North America - Lizard - Greek - Children's fiction

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