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Stegosaurus fossils come from the Morrison Formation in the western USA and date to between 155 and 150 million years ago. Some have recently been found in Portugal from the same time period. At that time, the area was a semi-arid subtropical plain with distinct wet and dry seasons. Near rivers, there were forests of conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, and horsetails. Further from the rivers there were open areas covered in ferns with scattered trees.
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Does a stegosaurus like living with other animals?
yes
Is the stegosaurus related to anything now?
The closest living relatives of Stegosaurus are the birds. Birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs, which, being dinosaurs, were somewhat related to Stegosaurus. All birds are equally related to Stegosaurus.
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.
Are there modern day ancedtors alive today of stegosaurus?
All of the ancestors of Stegosaurus have been extinct for over 150 million years. The closest living relatives of Stegosaurus are birds, which evolved from dinosaurs, although they didn't evolve from Stegosaurus. All birds are equally related to Stegosaurus.
Is stegosaurus extinct?
Yes they are. There is no documented evidence of a living stegosaurus for the past few million years. Thus they have been classified as "extinct".
Who is the stegosaurus closely related to?
Stegosaurus was most closely related to other stegosaurs, such as Kentrosaurus. Its next closest relatives were other Thyreophora, i.e., the ankylosaurs. The closest living relatives of Stegosaurus, however, are birds, which evolved from theropod dinosaurs. All birds are equally related to Stegosaurus.
What is the stegosaurus relative in the modern day?
one of the relatives of the stegosaurus is the anxylosaurus
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.
What was stegosaurus behavior like?
We know very little about Stegosaurus behavior. What we do know is that they were herbivores, and that they lived in multi-aged herds with juveniles and adults. This suggests that Stegosaurus raised their offspring.
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.
