Stegosaurs had tail spikes called thagomizers. By swinging its tail at an enemy, it could wound it or chase it away.
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.
You are referring to Stegosaurus. Stegosaurus was a slow, herbivorous dinosaur that had two rows of plates on its back, and four spikes on its tail as a self defense weapon.
YES
it used its spikes so that he could defend him self
This type of dinosaur is called a Stegosaurus
Amargasaurus.
Well, they are covered with spikes.
They are born with them for defense purposes.
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.
no it provides defense only
They have very sharp spikes and when there is danger they curl into a ball so only the spikes are shown and anything that tries to touch him will get spiked
Ceratopsians are dinosaurs that are known for their horns and bony frills. Examples of horned ceratopsians include:TriceratopsStyracosaurusEiniosaurusRubeosaurusCentrosaurusAchelousaurusPachyrhinosaurusAlbertaceratopsChasmosaurusPentaceratopsUtahceratopsZuniceratopsOne dinosaur with spikes was Gigantspinosaurus, a relative of Stegosaurus that had spikes instead of plates. Many types of stegosaurs had tail spikes, or thagomizers, for self defense.Some ankylosaurs had armor that included spikes. For example:PolacanthusGastoniaEdmontoniaSauropeltaMymoorapeltaMinmiAletopelta