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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.
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What dinosaur's name means roof lizard?
"Brontosaurus" means thunder lizard. However, the name Brontosaurus is an invalid dinosaur name. The name Brontosaurus arose from the misidentification of another dinosaur, Apatosaurus. So, technically, Brontosaurus did not even exist, but its name does mean thunder lizard which I believe comes from the Latin word "tonitrus".
Where is the stegosaurus in the food chain?
Stegosaurus was a herbivore so it is called a primary consumer.
Can a stegosaurus eat a bear?
Before extinction, a stegosaurus was a herbivore, not a carnivore, so no.
Does a stegosaurus uses its tail use deffence?
the stegosaurus tail had 4 spikes, so it can use it for deffence.
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.
What is the plural of stegosaurus?
Stegosauruses is valid (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stegosauruses), but so is Stegosaurus (http://www.memidex.com/stegosaurus+reptile-genus). The same way Fish and Fishes are both valid. Usage is the same as well.
Is the stegosaurus dinosaur vegeterian?
Yes, Stegosaurus was an herbivorous dinosaur. They probably ate mosses, ferns, horsetails, cycads and conifers. A study of the bite force and teeth of Stegosaurus suggests that they couldn't bite through sticks that were more than 1.2 centimeters thick, so they would have needed to eat very tender vegetation.
Which dinosaurs were the stegosaurus' preaditor?
Adult Stegosaurus were hunted by Allosaurus, Epanterias, Saurophaganax, Torvosaurus, and Ceratosaurus. Young Stegosaurus were protected by their parents, but if they wandered off they would be vulnerable to attack by any carnivorous dinosaur, even the small Ornitholestes.
How many words can you find in stegosaurus?
e.g-a,go,goes,so
What is the weight of a immature stegosaurus?
There were four different species of Stegosaurus. The largest was Stegosaurus armatus, which grew to be 30 feet long and weighed 5.5 tons. Stegosaurus longispinus and Stegosaurus stenops both grew to be about 23 feet long, and because of their smaller sizes they weighed less, too.
Which would win between a pterodactyl and a stegasaurus?
Pterodactylus was a flying reptile with a 5 foot wingspan. Stegosaurus was 30 feet long and had a powerful tail with spikes, called thagomizers, that could kill a large predator. Pterodactylus would never be able to beat a Stegosaurus in a fight, so it would simply flee. Because Pterodactylus could fly, Stegosaurus would not be able to chase it down and kill it Stegosaurus and Pterodactylus probably did encounter each other often, as they lived in the same place at the same time.
What is the temperature of a lizard?
A lizard is a reptile so there for its body temp. changes to room temp.
