The stegosaurus had up to 4 large spikes on its tail.
the stegosaurus tail had 4 spikes, so it can use it for deffence.
There were four spikes at the end of a Stegosaurus's tail that it used as a weapon for self defense. The spikes are called thagomizers.
The tail was between 10 - 14 feet long.
Stegosaurus had four spikes on its tail called thagomizers. Each thagomizer was two feet long, and two protruded from each side of the end of the tail.
Stegosaurus was herbivorous and had a spiked tail. There were some other dinosaurs similar to Stegosaurus, but Stegosaurus itself was probably the most common dinosaur we know of that has a spiked tail.
I did some looking and I did not find any relatives of Stegosaurus with plates but no tail spikes. The tail spikes, or thagomizers, were used as weapons for self defense against predators.
No. I'm a human. ... oh, okay. I am a stegosaurus in disguise. Did my tail give it away? I try to hide it with makeup, but it is tough.
yes it does it has plates on its back and spikes on its tail
There were probably 4 spikes.
Stegosaurus had four thagomizers, or tail spikes, at the end of its tail. Fossil evidence suggests that Stegosaurus used thagomizers to defend themselves against predators by swinging its tail and trying to stab the predator.
The Stegosaurus's tail spikes are called thagomizers. They have a bony core but may have been covered in a thick layer of keratin.