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What is the name of the large triangular bony structures that grew from stegosaurus back?
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What is the name of a largeplant-eating dinosaur with triangular plates on its back?
That would describe the Stegosaurus a thyreophoran dinosaur.
How do you spell stagsaurs?
The large dinosaur with defensive "plates" down its back is a stegosaurus.(genus Stegosaurus, species S. stenops, S. armatus, S. longispinus)
What is the exterior body parts of the stegosaurus?
There was the small head and short neck, which were low to the ground. Stegosaurus had four legs, and its forelimbs were much shorter than its hind limbs. The whole Stegosaurus was covered in skin, and of course it had a tail. There were 17 large, triangular, bony plates that stuck vertically out of the creature's back and there were four spikes protruding horizontally from the end of the tail, two on each side. These thagomizers were used for self defense.
Did stegosaurus have horns to protect themselves?
Stegosaurus didn't have horns. It had 17 large, triangular, bony plates that stuck vertically out of its back in two parallel rows, with plates alternating from one row to the other. Whether the plates were useful for defense is debatable. However, the tail of Stegosaurus had four long spikes called thagomizers near its end. The thagomizers would have made very effective weapons and were used to stab predators.
Are stegosaurus back plates are attached with his bones?
Stegosaurus plates aren't attached to the skeleton. They are connected to the Stegosaurus via the skin.
What does a stegosaurus have along its back?
Spinosaurus had a large sail on its back that was connected to its spine. The sail may have been used for attracting mates, thermoregulation, and a new theory is it may have casted a shadow over a river to attract fish for the Spinosaurus to snatch.
Which dino has plates in back?
Stegosaurus had plates down it's back
What is a herbivorous dinosaur with spikes on its tail and large plates in two rows down its back?
There were a number of dinosaurs that were related to Stegosaurus and also had two rows of plates on their backs. One example is Kentrosaurus, which was a lot like Stegosaurus but lived in Africa. Another example is Hesperosaurus, which was related to the ancestors of Stegosaurus.
What is the dinosaur with bony plates on its back CALLED?
Stegosaurus???
Which dinosaur has 2 lines of spike on the back?
The Stegosaurus.
Does the stegosaurus have plates?
yes it does it has plates on its back and spikes on its tail
What dinosaur has two rows of protective rows down its back?
You are referring to Stegosaurus. Stegosaurus was a slow, herbivorous dinosaur that had two rows of plates on its back, and four spikes on its tail as a self defense weapon.
