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Stegosaurus "Plated Reptile" Order: Ornithischia Suborder: Thyreophora Family: Stegosauridae |
Paleo Notes
It still isn't completely known what the plates on the back of Stegosaurus
were used for. It has been theorized that they were a type of heat-exchanger or
cooling system for the animal. Then again, they may only
have been as a self-defense mechanism against predators.
Physical Characteristics
Fossil Sites
Geologic Age
