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Stegosaurus Stegosaurus lived in the Late Jurassic period in western North America. They also lived in Europe, which was recently discovered after a specimen was found in Portugal. Stegosaurus lived 150 to 145 million years ago when giant dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Stegosaurus have two short legs in the front and two longer back legs. Stegosaurus were probably about the size of a bus and had distinct plates on their backs and a spiky tail. These spikes and plates were for defense and told other dinosaurs to back off. Their heads were held very low to the ground which is where their food was. They were herbivores, meaning they only eat plants.

Stegosaurus were most likely herding animals with a tiny brain, only the size of a walnut. This was extremely small compared to their enormous size and is why many people consider it to be the most unintelligent dinosaur.



The Stegosaurus was part of the Stegosauridae dinosaur family because it was a plated dinosaur and was the largest Stegosauidae.



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