- 14 feet tall, 30 feet long, weighed 5 tons
- Late Jurassic (150 million years ago)
- Herbivore: ate ferns, mosses, and fallen fruit
- 1877 Colorado
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Stegosaurus
DID YOU KNOW
The plates on these dinosaurs were probably too fragile to offer much protection. It’s more likely they were used as heat exchangers to help control body temperature. The plates may also have sported brigh’ colors used in social displays, like some modern reptiles.
