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The Stegosaurus was an herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period. It was a quadruped, meaning it walked on all four legs. The Stegosaurus was the best known of the stegosaur group. All told there were 11 different kinds of stegosaurs. The Stegosaurus was the only "plated" dinosaur that was found in western North America. Stegosaurs were very distinct-looking dinosaurs. They had many bony plates on their backs, which are also called "dermal plates" or "dermal armor". The number of plates and their placement or appearance depended upon the individual stegosaur species, and was probably one way that each species could identify others of their own kind. The plates of the Stegosaurus ran in two rows down its back, in an alternating pattern. Paleontologists think that these plates were a way of regulating body temperature in some way, alternately absorbing heat from the sun when the Stegosaurus needed warmth or dissipating excess body heat when necessary. Some theories also state that these plates made the Stegosaurus look bigger to its enemies, which was a sort of defense against predators. Another distinct feature of the Stegosaurus was its spiked tail. It had 4 spikes or spines on the end of its tail. Other stegosaur species had up to 8 spikes on their tails, depending on the species they were. 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. Its gait when it walked was probably very similar to the elephant of today. Its front feet each had 5 short toes, and its hind feet each had 3 toes. It stood about 14 feet tall on all four legs. Composite Dinosaur measures 7" long and 6"
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