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What animal to day looks like stegosaurus?
There are no animals today that look anything like Stegosaurus. If there were, it might be easier to determine what Stegosaurus's plates were used for.
What type of dinosaur is a stegosaurus?
Tetrapod refers to any terrestrial vertebrate. That includes amphibians like frogs, reptiles like dinosaurs, including Stegosaurus, birds, and mammals, including humans.
What is the scientific name of a Stegosaurus?
There are four currently accepted species in the genus Stegosaurus. They are Stegosaurus armatus, Stegosaurus stenops, Stegosaurus sulcatus, and Stegosaurus longispinus.
Who named stegosaurus stegosaurus?
When Othniel Charles Marsh discovered Stegosaurus in 1877, he believed that the plates laid on Stegosaurus's sides like the shingles on a roof. That is why he called it Stegosaurus, meaning "roof lizard" in Greek. Now we know that the plates stood up vertically.
When did stegosaurus get its name?
When Othniel Charles Marsh named Stegosaurus in 1877, he believed that the plates laid on Stegosaurus's sides like the shingles on a roof. That is why he called it Stegosaurus, meaning "roof lizard" in Greek. Now we know that the plates stood up vertically.
Did the stegosaurus give live?
No, Stegosaurus did not give birth to live young. Like all dinosaurs, Stegosaurus laid hard shelled eggs, and they probably incubated the eggs in nests made of rotting vegetation. Stegosaurus did raise their young, as evidenced by fossilized footprints.
How many stegosaurus's have been found?
The remains of about 80 different Stegosaurus have been discovered. They belong to four different species, Stegosaurus armatus, Stegosaurus stenops, Stegosaurus sulcatus, and Stegosaurus longispinus.
Does a stegosaurus like living with other animals?
yes
Is the stegosaurus female or male?
The stegosaurus can be both male or female, it is not a single animal it is an entire species like the T-rex or Aptasaurus.
How can you tell a female stegosaurus from a male stegosaurus?
Like most dinosaurs and some modern lizards, the female may have been larger.
What do stegosaurus's Breath through?
Like other land vertebrates, Stegosaurus would have inhaled and exhaled through its nostrils and sometimes its mouth.
Which everyday animal is a stegosaurus like?
There are no animals today that resemble Stegosaurus. That is one reason why it is so difficult to figure out what their plates were used for.
