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| − | '''''Stegosaurus''''' (Greek: στέγος ''stegos'', and σαῦρος ''sauros''; "roof lizard") was a genus of [[dinosaurs]] characterized by large, flat bony plates along its back. | + | '''''Stegosaurus''''' (Greek: στέγος ''stegos'', and σαῦρος ''sauros''; "roof lizard") was a genus of [[dinosaurs]]<ref name="Glyph">{{cite web|url=https://creation.com/angkor-saw-a-stegosaur|title=Angkor saw a stegosaur?|author=David Catchpoole|date=September 2007|accessdate=March 3, 2020}}</ref> characterized by large, flat bony plates along its back and four spikes at the end of its tail (also called "thagomizers"). Stegosaurus had the smallest brain size of any dinosaur, measuring no larger than a [[walnut]]. It was once thought that Stegosaurus had a second brain in its hip. |
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| + | A [[glyph]] in an [[Angkor]] temple in modern-day [[Cambodia]] appears to display a stegosaurus.<ref name="Glyph" /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:09, June 29, 2025
Stegosaurus (Greek: στέγος stegos, and σαῦρος sauros; "roof lizard") was a genus of dinosaurs[1] characterized by large, flat bony plates along its back and four spikes at the end of its tail (also called "thagomizers"). Stegosaurus had the smallest brain size of any dinosaur, measuring no larger than a walnut. It was once thought that Stegosaurus had a second brain in its hip.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Dinosauria |
| Order | Ornithischia |
| Sub-order | Thyreophora |
| Infraorder | Stegosauria |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Stegosauridae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Stegosaurus |
| Species Information | |
| Species | S. armatus S. longispinus S. stenops |
| Population statistics | |
| Conservation status | Extinct |
Cambodia glyph
A glyph in an Angkor temple in modern-day Cambodia appears to display a stegosaurus.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 David Catchpoole (September 2007). Angkor saw a stegosaur?. Retrieved on March 3, 2020.