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Stegosaurus
The Stegosaurus was a very large bulky herbivore that lived during the late Jurassic Period. Its back was covered in large bony plates, that are believes to have been used for defence.
162 Questions
Which of these animals has the largest brain human chimpanzee neanderthals or stegosaurus?
chimpanzee
Why didn't the Stegosaurus look at its enemies while fighting?
because he knew his enemy was were his tail was
How much do stegosaurus's weigh in tons?
There were four different species of Stegosaurus. The largest was Stegosaurus armatus, which grew to be 30 feet long and weighed 5.5 tons, which is equal to 4.98 tonnes.
What is the exterior body parts of the stegosaurus?
There was the small head and short neck, which were low to the ground. Stegosaurus had four legs, and its forelimbs were much shorter than its hind limbs. The whole Stegosaurus was covered in skin, and of course it had a tail. There were 17 large, triangular, bony plates that stuck vertically out of the creature's back and there were four spikes protruding horizontally from the end of the tail, two on each side. These thagomizers were used for self defense.
What ecosystem did the stegosaurus?
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.
What does your dinosaur's name mean ''stegosaurus''?
Plated Lizard (actually, stegosaurus is a grouping of the greek word stegos, which translates as "roof" or "covered," and saurus, meaning, of course, lizard.) http:/dictionary.reference.com/browse/stegosaurus
Answer2: The stegosaurs were a group of the ornithischians that had large bony blades mounted in a pattern down their back. They walked on all four legs and were about 20 feet [6 m] long, and 8 feet [2.4 m] high at the hips. More recently, it has been thought that the bony back plates served not just as a protection but as part of a cooling system for their body. Hind legs were heavy and elephantine, while front legs were of smaller size, causing the small head to be low to the ground. The tail had long, bony spikes radiating from the end.
Just by reason of sheer bulk. He was not too fast , had dim vision , and wasn't very bright.
Is a stegasaur the fastest runner?
On the contrary, Stegosaurus was probably one of the slowest dinosaurs. Because Stegosaurus had much longer hind limbs than forelimbs, it couldn't have traveled very fast on all four legs. At 5.5 tons, it was also too heavy to run or walk on hind legs like hadrosaurs could. Thus, the top speed of an adult Stegosaurus was probably about 4 to 5 miles per hour.
Was M-P-Flech who discovered the fossils of the stegosaurus?
Othniel Charles Marsh discovered Stegosaurus in 1877. The fossil was found in Morrison, Colorado.
What are the adaptations of a Stegosaurus?
Stegosaurus's head was low to the ground, an adaptation for reaching the plants it ate. On its back there were 17 large, bony, triangular plates. Although these were an important adaptation, their use is unknown. They may have been used for armor, although they would have been minimally effective since they didn't cover the animal's sides. They could have been used to help cool the Stegosaurus, or they may have been used for display. On its tail, Stegosaurus had four spikes, called thagomizers, each of which was two feet long. The thagomizers were a powerful weapon for defense against predators.
Why did the stegosaurus become the state fossil?
Stegosaurus became the state dinosaur of Colorado in 1982. Stegosaurus probably was chosen as the state dinosaur because it was discovered in Colorado, and it's an extremely famous type of dinosaur.
Baby Stegosaurus would have made an easy meal for almost any carnivorous dinosaur, even small ones like Ornitholestes. However, Stegosaurus lived in herds and the parents would have done their best to protect the youngsters. Adult Stegosaurus had predators too, though. Carnivorous dinosaurs large enough to hunt adult Stegosaurus include Ceratosaurus, Torvosaurus, Allosaurus, Epanterias, and Saurophaganax.
Are stegosaurus back plates are attached with his bones?
Stegosaurus plates aren't attached to the skeleton. They are connected to the Stegosaurus via the skin.
What has happened to the stegosaurus?
Stegosaurus died out around 150 million years ago, and the last of its relatives, the Stegosauria, died out around 100 million years ago. Nobody knows exactly why they went extinct.
Is saurophaganax maximus the same as epanterias amplexus?
The answer is no. Saurophaganax maximus appeared 151 million years ago. Epanterias amplexus appeared 4.2 million years later ( 146.8 million years ago ).
BUT, it may be possible that saurophaganax and epanterias are probably one. They might have just been two ages of a single species, the only reason this was not seen is because their fossils are ultra-rare ( and possibly washed out of their real time periods, or their time on earth was from 151-146.8 million years ago ). But if my theory is correct, then Epanterias would be the sub-adult ( 12 meters/40 feet ), and Saurophaganax as the adult ( 13 meters/43 feet ). Being bigger than any other allosaurids at that time, there is no way they could be an allosaurus fragilis ( in my opinion ).
If saurophaganax was a differant species from epanterias, then the large, powerful saurophaganax evolved and died out 151 million years ago, for the allosaurus fragilis ARE smarter, faster, and even though it was its possible ancestor ( their timeline lasted 155-150 million years ago ), it smaller size is meant for speed. To contribute even more to saurophaganax's extinction, it is a pack hunter; they outnumber the newcomer ( saurophaganax ) three to one.
On the other hand, epanterias is probably another descendant of allosaurus. Yet, it replaced allosaurus ( allosaurus died out 150 million years ago ).
Now, if they were only different ages of the same genus, epanterias ( Whatever name came first is used, such as apatosaurus/brontosaurus and troodon/stenonychosaurus cases, the bold and italicized names came first, so they are the official names. In this case, epanterias was discovered in 1878, saurophaganax in the 1950's ) really evolved from allosaurus 151 million years ago, surpassed it, replaced it, and died out 146.8 million years ago, for it became bigger, more powerful, and probably became more successful, for it might have won the late jurassic north american throne because the proverbs I gave have loopholes.
1. It does not matter if you are strong; if you are outnumbered, you lose!
2. If you are faster and smarter than your big and powerful, yet slow and dumb opponent, you can outsmart it and get away after scoring pain.
3. All, even strength, has to bow to wisdom sometimes.
Loophole:
These things happen by luck. As John Hurt from planet dinosaur said in episode 3: last killers: " In this world, the strongest takes over ". Well, not only at that time and world. Throughout the whole mesozoic era ( rise and fall of the dinosaur age ), size, strength, and tenacity are the usual necessities to rule.
When did the stegosaurus live?
During the Jurassic period - approximately 200 million to 145 million years ago.
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.
Before extinction, a stegosaurus was a herbivore, not a carnivore, so no.
What group does the Stegosaurus belong to?
Stegosaurus belongs to the subfamily Stegosaurinae, the family Stegosauridae. Stegosauridae belongs to the suborder Stegosauria, which belongs to the clade Thyreophora. Thyreophora belongs to the order Ornithischia, or bird hipped dinosaurs, which belongs to the group Dinosauria.
