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  Wildlife -- Stegosaurus
The stegosaurus was completely herbivorous During the period in which it lived, a subtropical climate provided a plentiful amount of lush vegetation on which to feed.
The stegosaurus was not one of the larger dinosaurs, but it still reached a massive length of around 20 feet.
It is known that many dinosaurs, including the stegosaurus, laid clutches of relatively small eggs in shallow holes scraped in the young They may have been covered with sand and left to hatch in the warmth of the sun.
wind.prohosting.com /ferphoto/wildlife/stegosaurus.html   (562 words)

  
 Stegosaurus - Dinosaur - Enchanted Learning Software
Stegosaurus also had spikes at the end of its flexible tail (these are called thagomizers; they were named for a Gary Larson "Far Side" cartoon in which a caveman is explaining that the end of a Stegosaurus' tail is called a thagomizer, named for the late Thag Simmons).
Stegosaurus was a stegosaurian (stegosaur), whose intelligence (as measured by its relative brain to body weight, or EQ) was relatively low among the dinosaurs.
Stegosaurus was an herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur, belonging to the group Thyreophora (also called Enoplosauria, they were dinosaurs with dermal armor, including both the stegosaurs and the ankylosaurs, as well as some others) and the group Stegosauridae (which includes Kentrosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus, and others).
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Stegosaurus.shtml   (1284 words)

  
 Honolulu Community College Dinosaur Exhibit
Stegosaurus was one of the earlier dinosaurs in the Jurassic age, and it stood about 9 feet tall with the plates, and about 20 feet long.
Stegosaurus was a more primitive dinosaur, it had a very tiny head - you may notice the walnut there on the skull representing the size of the brain of Stegosaurus.
Stegosaurus had this double row of plates up his back, which scientists now believe was used for heating and cooling, as opposed to protection...a large rib cage indicates a very large stomach cavity there for the grinding up of plant matter, because Stegosaurus was also a herbivore.
honolulu.hawaii.edu /dinos/dinos.4.html   (267 words)

  
 Stegosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stegosaurus was the largest of all the stegosaurians (bigger than genera such as Kentrosaurus and Huayangosaurus) and, although roughly bus-sized, it nonetheless shared many anatomical features (including the tail spines and plates) with the other stegosaurian genera.
Stegosaurus was the first-named genus of the family Stegosauridae.
Stegosaurus duplex, meaning "two plexus roof lizard" (in allusion to the greatly enlarged neural canal of the sacrum which Marsh characterized as a "posterior brain case"), is probably the same as S.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stegosaurus   (3795 words)

  
 Stegosaurus (Stegosaurus stenops)
The front legs of the Stegosaurus were a bit shorter than the rear legs, and powerful shoulder and leg muscles supported its weight, estimated to be between 5 and 10 tons.
The tips of the jaws of the Stegosaurus were covered by horny sheaths called rhamphothecae, which the Stegosaurus used to bite off or strip off the leaves or vegetation before chewing or grinding it up.
The plates on the Stegosaurus’ back may have also played a part in courtship rituals or displays, and the spiked tail may have been used when fighting with rivals during mating season.
www.thebigzoo.com /animals/Stegosaurus.asp   (822 words)

  
 Stegosaurus - Dinosaur
The Stegosaurus was an armor-plated dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era which means he roamed the Earth about 150 million years ago.
The tail was incredibly supple and muscular and the structure of the hind legs of the Stegosaurus made him capable of quick, decisive action.
The Stegosaurus got to be as long as twenty feet and weighed up to two and a half tons.
www.indepthinfo.com /articles/dino-stegosaurus.shtml   (302 words)

  
 Stegosaurus Dinosaurs Page - Learn all about stegosaurus dinosaurs
Stegosaurus dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic period approximately 156 - 140 million years ago during a time when much more of the earth was covered by water.
Stegosaurus was a plant eater (herbivore) and had to eat a lot of plants to maintain its giant weight of over 3 tons.
Stegosaurus is famous for the bony plates that extend down the back and for the large spikes at the end of the tail.
www.infowest.com /life/dinosaurs/stegosaurus.htm   (411 words)

  
 Stegosaurus - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Stegosaurus [Gr.,=roof lizard], quadriped ornithischian dinosaur of the late Jurassic period.
About 29 ft 6 in (9 m) long, it had short forelegs, four long bony spikes on a flexible tail, and two rows of upright triangular bony plates running along the back, which gave it a serrated profile.
An herbivore, Stegosaurus, along with Ankylosaurus, belongs to the group of armored dinosaurs, Thyreophora.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-stegosau.html   (410 words)

  
 Stegosaurus Fact Sheet - EnchantedLearning.com
Stegosaurus had 17 bony plates that were embedded in its back - the plates ran along the Stegosaurus' back and tail in two rows, and the plates alternated in alignment.
Stegosaurus also had spikes at the end of its flexible tail (these are called thagomizers).
Although Stegosaurus was about the size of a bus, it had a small head (the size of a horse's head) and a brain that was only the size of a walnut!
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/dinosaurs/facts/Stegosaurus   (271 words)

  
 Stegosaurus - Ceratosaurus - Jurassic Period
Stegosaurus was an ornithischian dinosaur, belonging to the groups
Stegosaurus lived in vast flooded areas and forests, climate was warm and moist.
Stegosaurus, the name of which means "armored roofed lizard", was a large, heavy limbed, long tailed and short legged dinosaur.
www.prehistory.com /cerasteg.htm   (422 words)

  
 Stegosaurus Printout - ZoomDinosaurs.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Stegosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur that had plates running along its back and long spikes on its tail.
Anatomy: Stegosaurus was up to 26-30 feet long (8-9 m) and weighed about 6,800 pounds (3100 kg), but its small brain was the size of a walnut.
Stegosaurus had two rows of bony plates that were embedded in its back, going from its neck to its tail.
www.enchantedlearning.com.cob-web.org:8888 /subjects/dinosaurs/dinotemplates/Stegosaurus.shtml   (307 words)

  
 Search Results for Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus was a large herbivore from the Jurassic Period.
Stegosaurus measured up to 26-30 feet long (8-9 m), about 9 feet tall (2.75 m), and weighed about 1-2 tons, but its small brain was the size of a walnut (weighing roughly 2.5 - 2.9 ounces (70 - 80 grams).
Stegosaurus Stegosaurus was about 30 feet long with a double row of triangular plates on the back.It was a herbivore.
www.ivyjoy.com /coloring/stegosaurus-search.html   (603 words)

  
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Stegosaurus was up to 26-30 feet long, about 9 feet tall, and weighed about 6,800 pounds.
The Stegosaurus also had spikes at the end of its flexible tail.
Many fossils of Stegosaurus have been found in western North America (Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado), western Europe, southern India, China, and southern Africa.
www.spokaneschools.org /garfield/119/Stegosaurus.htm   (95 words)

  
 Stegosaurus, information and coloring page, by KBears.com
Named for its unique appearance, Stegosaurus or "roof lizard" had seventeen triangle-shaped plates in two rows along its back and four long, sharp spikes on the end of its tail.
Stegosaurus was not the brightest dinosaur, since it had such a tiny brain.
Some people believed that Stegosaurus had a second brain in its back or tail, but sadly for Stegosaurus, this was not true.
www.kbears.com /dinosaurs/stegosaurus/print.html   (152 words)

  
 Jurassic Period   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Almost everyone is familiar with the Stegosaurus, a four-legged herbivore from the Mid-Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous time.
A closer look at the fossilized plates reveals small grooves which may have held blood vessels which the Stegosaurus may have used to rid itself of excess body heat.
Fossils of Stegosaurus have been found in western United States, in Europe, in eastern, southern Africa, and in Asia, particularly in southern India and in China.
www.cotf.edu /ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/jurassic/stegosaurus.html   (142 words)

  
 Stegosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Due to its distinctive tail spikes and plates, Stegosaurus is one of the most recognisable dinosaurs, along with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Diplodocus.
Among the closest relatives to Stegosaurus are Wuerhosbitchaurus from China and Kentrosaurus from east Africa.
In the 2005 Peter Jackson remake, Stegosaurus is nowhere to be seen.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Stegosaurus   (3788 words)

  
 Dinosaur Toy, Dinosaur Stegosaurus, Stegosaurus Toy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Stegosaurus size: 10" high, 18" from head to the tail.
Stegosaurus toy is made from hard vinyl material.
The mission of Dinosaur Corporation® is to support education and heighten the awareness of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
store.dinosaurcorporation.com /diststtoy.html   (57 words)

  
 Stegosaurus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Stegosaurus means "plated reptile." Stegosaurus had a spiked tail that he used to protect himself.
The stegosaurus had seventeen bony plates along his back.
Skeletons of the stegosaurus have been found in Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming.
www2.lhric.org /pocantico/dinosaur/stegosaurus.htm   (94 words)

  
 Kinetosaurs: Dinosaur Database
Stegosaurus was a large dinosaur, the size of an elephant, that had a brain no larger than a golf ball!
The Stegosaurus used four to eight spikes on the end of its tail for protection.
Click here to go to a picture of a Stegosaurus that you can print out and color yourself.
www.childrensmuseum.org /special_exhibits/kinetosaur/dinosteg.htm   (100 words)

  
 Stegosaurus [The Dinosauricon]
Stegosaurus stenops vs. Ceratosaurus nasicornis by Jorge Blanco
Stegosaurus stenops vs. Allosaurus fragilis by Alain Beneteau
Stegosaurus stenops feeding on a lycopsid by Katy Hargrove
dino.lm.com /taxa/display.php?name=Stegosaurus   (90 words)

  
 Stegosaurus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is a picture of a Stegosaurus, one of the dominant animals in the Jurassic Period (205Ma-138Ma) known as dinosaurs.
The Stegosaurus had armor plates on its back and a spiky tail thought to be used for protection.
Unfortunately, Stegosaurus along with the other dinosaurs became extinct around 65 Ma years ago.
www.uky.edu /AS/Geology/webdogs/time/jurassic/jura5.htm   (194 words)

  
 Stegosaurus Italian Charm at JJ Kent Italian Charms (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Stegosaurus Spiny back plates and thick armor meant the other dinosaurs were slow to anger this massive plant eater.
Give this stegosaurus Italian charm to your friend or niece when she receives a degree in paleontology or archaeology, or when she goes on her first dig.
Pair this stegosaurus Italian charm with our triceratops charm, and you'll have the biggest party in town.
www.jjkent.com.cob-web.org:8888 /stegosaurus-1915-charm.htm   (160 words)

  
 Flickr: Photos tagged with stegosaurus
Stegosaurus toys, games, puzzles, posters, books, models and more.
You can assign as many tags as you wish to each photo.
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flickr.com /photos/tags/stegosaurus   (144 words)

  
 stegosaurus t-shirt and apparel from Zazzle.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
a cute little stegosaurus on the pocket of a tshirt.
doodling in photoshop led me to draw a stegosaurus.
stegosaurus would look nice on the pocket of a t-shirt.
www.zazzle.com /product/235751600539774272   (86 words)

  
 Home Page
This site is dedicated to the exstinct dinosaur, the Stegosaurus.
This site will inform you on the "roofed dinosaur." Throughout this site you will read about the stegosaurus and you will see many pictures of the plated giant.
I spent a lot of time on the site so sign the guest book.
stegosaurus.s5.com   (117 words)

  
 2nd-3rd Grade Dinosaur Research Activity
What is the name of the large, triangular, bony structures that grew from Stegosaurus' back?_______________________
What did Stegosaurus have at the end of its tail?__________________
Were Stegosaurus' front legs longer than its hind legs?
www.zoomdinosaurs.com /subjects/dinosaurs/activities/findit/gr2e.shtml   (131 words)

  
 Official Ticketmaster site. Stegosaurus tickets, dates
The group signed to Reprise and recorded with producer Adam...
We currently do not have any tickets on sale for Stegosaurus.
Sign up to receive Stegosaurus performer alert e-mails and get notified before tickets go on sale!
www.ticketmaster.com /artist/731081?brand=none   (371 words)

  
 Stegosaurus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The double row of bony plates on its back and the cluster of dangerous spikes on its tail made Stegosaurus one of the most distinctive and well-armed creatures that has ever walked the earth.
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members.aol.com /DinoPixels/stego.html   (54 words)

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