Stegosaurus is a genus of extinct herbivorous four-legged armored dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their ta
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1899 life restoration showing the plates lying flat on the back with spikes all over the back
1901 life restoration of S. ungulatus by Charles R. Knight with paired dorsal plates and eight tail spikes
S. stenops skull cast, Natural History Museum of Utah
Thyreophora, often known simply as armored dinosaurs is a group of armored ornithischian dinosaurs that lived from the Early Jurassic until the end of the Cretaceous.
Stegosaurus
…Stegosaurus (; lit. 'roof-lizard') is a genus of extinct herbivorous four-legged armored dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails. Fossils of the genus…