STEGOSAURUS

• The stegosaurus was a large, plant eating dinosaur that lived during the late jurassic period.
• They were mostly found in Western North America of Portugal.
• The stegosaurus had 2 brains one in its head and one in its pelvis.

SIZE OF STEGOSAURUS

• It was about the size of a bus and carried around two rows of bony plates.
• Stegosaurus has a reputation for having a small brain and one of the lowest brain-to-body ratios.
• The stegosaurus was a 6,800 pound dinosaur.
• The diet of the stegosaurus is plants such as mosses, ferns, horestails, and fruits.
• They were one of the less dinosaurs to become extinct because they were herbivores.

ESTIMATES

• Scientist theorized it had an axiliary brain.
• Researchers beleive the maximum speed the run was 5 mph.

TEETH

FUN FACT

• The stegosaurus was one of the first dinosaurs to be discoverd.
• They were discoverd in 1877.

STEGOSAURIDE FAMILY

• Stegosaurus was the largest and most well-known member of the stegosauride family.
• The word stegosaurus came from the greek words "stegos" meaning roof top lizard.
• The U.S state Colorado lists the stegosaurus as its state dinosaur.