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Stegosaurus

O nome significa: “roof lizard”1
Comía: PlantasDinos con placasXurásico Superior a Cretáceo Superior

Stegosaurus was a big, plant-eating dinosaur with a row of big plates on its back and spikes on its tail. It lived in the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 145 million years ago, and is one of the most famous dinosaurs ever.1

Viviu
hai entre 162 e 94 millóns de anos4
Xurásico Superior a Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Western United States and Portugal1
Lonxitude
9 m (30 ft)1
Peso
6,9 toneladas (15 200 lb)1
Altura
2,6 m (8,5 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 18 km/h (11 mph)
Correr: limb proportion study (15 to 18 km/h)

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Stegosaurus uns 9 m de longo (30 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)Un elefante, o animal terrestre máis grande de hoxe uns 6,5 m (21 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Stegosaurusuns 2,6 m de alto (8,5 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 5 coches
tan longo coma 2 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 50 plátanos postos un tras outromáis ou menos tan pesado coma un elefantetan pesado coma 1400 sandíastan pesado coma 9 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 15 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 20 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Stegosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Stegosaurus had a very small brain compared to its body, but it still survived for millions of years.1

2

The plates on its back were probably used for display or to control body temperature, not for fighting.1

3

Its tail had spikes, and scientists think Stegosaurus used them to defend itself from predators like Allosaurus.1

4

Stegosaurus had small, peg-shaped teeth that were not good for chewing, so it probably swallowed plants whole.1

5

It could probably only eat plants that were about 1 meter (3 feet) above the ground, unless it stood on two legs.1

6

Stegosaurus is the state fossil of Colorado, USA, since 1982.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Stegosaurus

?How big was Stegosaurus?

Stegosaurus usually grew to about 6.5 metres (21 feet) long, but some reached 9 metres (30 feet). The largest known specimens weighed over 6.9 metric tons (7.6 short tons).21

?What did Stegosaurus eat?

Stegosaurus was a herbivore, eating plants like mosses, ferns, horsetails, cycads, and conifers. It probably ate low-lying bushes and shrubs, foraging at most 1 metre (3 feet) above the ground.13

?When did Stegosaurus live?

Stegosaurus lived in the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 145 million years ago.13

?Where was Stegosaurus found?

Fossils of Stegosaurus have been found in the western United States and in Portugal.13

?Why did Stegosaurus have plates on its back?

Scientists are not exactly sure. The plates may have been used for display, to recognize each other, or to regulate body temperature. They were probably not used for fighting.31

?Did Stegosaurus have a small brain?

Yes, Stegosaurus had a very small brain compared to its body. Its brain was around the size of a plum!31

?Could Stegosaurus defend itself?

Yes, Stegosaurus had a spiked tail that it probably used to defend itself from predators like Allosaurus.31

?Was Stegosaurus bigger than a T. rex?

No, Stegosaurus was about 9 metres (30 feet) long, while T. rex was about 12 metres (40 feet) long. Stegosaurus was smaller.1

?How many species of Stegosaurus are there?

There are three universally recognized species: Stegosaurus stenops, Stegosaurus ungulatus, and Stegosaurus sulcatus.12

?Is Stegosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Stegosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a herbivorous, four-legged armored dinosaur from the Late Jurassic.13

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Stegosaurus had a second brain in its hips to help control its body.

Verdade: Scientists now think that space in the hips was just for storing energy, not for a second brain.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Stegosaurus
Bautizado por
Marsh 18774
Grupo
Dinos con placas
Familia / clado
Stegosauridae4
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Stegosauria > Thyreophora4
Idade das rochas
de 162 a 94 millóns de anos (Oxfordian / Cenomanian)4
Formacións rochosas
Morrison, Alcobaça, Cedar Mountain4
Países
EUA, Portugal, China4
Rexistros fósiles
86 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
O. C. Marsh named Stegosaurus in 1877. The first nearly complete skeleton was found in Colorado, USA, in 1885 and 1886 by Marshall P. Felch.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate how Stegosaurus ate enough plants to get so big, because its teeth and jaws were different from other plant-eating dinosaurs.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Stegosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Stegosaurus (britannica.com)
  3. Stegosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  4. Stegosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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