The person to find the first stegosaurus fossil was M.P. Felch
Colorado's state fossil is the Stegosaurus. The remains of a Stegosaurus was found near Denver in 1877.
The first Stegosaurus fossil was found in Colorado, USA, in 1876 by M. P. Felch.
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Othniel Charles Marsh discovered Stegosaurus in 1877. The fossil was found in Morrison, Colorado.
Othniel Charles Marsh discovered Stegosaurus in 1877. The fossil was found in Morrison, Colorado.
Othniel Charles Marsh discovered Stegosaurus in 1877. The fossil was found in Morrison, Colorado.
Othniel Charles Marsh discovered Stegosaurus in 1877. The fossil was found in Morrison, Colorado.
Othniel Charles Marsh discovered Stegosaurus in 1877. The fossil was found in Morrison, Colorado.
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.
Othniel Charles Marsh named Stegosaurus in 1877. Its fossils were discovered near Morrison, Colorado shortly before that. Originally, he thought that Stegosaurus was an aquatic, turtle like animal until more specimens were discovered.
A stgosaurus type.