S is for Stegosaurus

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 A slow moving dinosaur, an armored herbivore, say hi to the stegosaurus, a creature of the Late Jurassic period.


  


Fossils were found in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.

Plates on its back, spikes on its tail.  The length of a bus, it weighed about 14,000 pounds.  But it had a brain the size of a walnut, which is why it was called ‘the dumbest dinosaur”.

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  1. LisaApril 22, 2024 at 12:10 PM

    Cute! I remember a short video about a stegosaurus family. The parents were worried the baby had no plates on its back, and went traveling to ask advice from... I don't remember! It may have ended up he grew them on the way, it was a long time ago! A Papa Beaver's Storytime short on tv. My daughter was always fond of triceratops. For years!

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  2. Karen Jones GowenApril 22, 2024 at 2:27 PM

    Dinosaurs are fascinating. It's nice to know they were real, unlike unicorns. Visiting from the A to Z Challenge.

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  3. LoriApril 22, 2024 at 9:08 PM

    Cool information. Thanks!

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  4. Liz A.April 22, 2024 at 9:18 PM

    They always talk about brain size, but I wonder how important that truly is.

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  5. John HoltonApril 24, 2024 at 1:24 PM

    According to Gary Larson, the spikes on its tail are the "Thagomizer," named after the late caveman Thag Simmonds....

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  6. Ronel Janse van VuurenMay 9, 2024 at 6:05 AM

    Poor thing! Hope it's brain did more than just regulate bodily functions...

    Ronel visiting for S: My Languishing TBR: S
    Mummies

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