Stegosaurus: The Armored Giant of the Late Jurassic
thedinosaurs.org
Granskad: 2026-09-03
VERIFY:length_max_m: stored=9 suggested=7.5 confidence=medium — Current size assessments give S. stenops about 6.5 m in length, with the longest species S. ungulatus reaching roughly 7 m and exceptionally large individuals about 7.5 m. The stored 9 m maximum reflects older, superseded estimates for the genus.
Öppna källa ↗Body mass estimates of an exceptionally complete Stegosaurus (Ornithischia: Thyreophora): comparing volumetric and linear bivariate mass estimation methods
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Granskad: 2026-09-03
VERIFY:height_max_m: stored=4 suggested=3 confidence=medium — The near-complete S. stenops specimen NHMUK R36730 that underpins modern reconstructions stands roughly 2 m at the shoulder/hip, with plate tips only somewhat higher; a 4 m overall height is not supported for this species.
Öppna källa ↗Body mass estimates of an exceptionally complete Stegosaurus (Ornithischia: Thyreophora): comparing volumetric and linear bivariate mass estimation methods
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Granskad: 2026-09-03
VERIFY:height_min_m: stored=2.7 suggested=2 confidence=low — The most complete S. stenops skeleton is reconstructed at about 2 m standing height, so a 2.7 m lower bound sits above the figure supported by the specimen-based literature.
Öppna källa ↗A new phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria, Ornithischia)
Palaeontology (Wiley, on behalf of the Palaeontological Association)
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Peer-reviewed cladistic analysis placing Stegosaurus stenops within Stegosauridae, Stegosauria, Thyreophora and Ornithischia.
Öppna källa ↗PBDB Taxon: Stegosaurus stenops
Paleobiology Database
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Database taxon page listing the recorded fossil collections, Morrison Formation localities in western North America and the Kimmeridgian–Tithonian stratigraphic range of the species.
Öppna källa ↗The implications of a dry climate for the paleoecology of the fauna of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation
Sedimentary Geology (Elsevier)
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Peer-reviewed reconstruction of the seasonally dry, semi-arid Morrison Formation floodplain palaeoenvironment inhabited by Stegosaurus.
Öppna källa ↗Decoupled form and function in disparate herbivorous dinosaur clades
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Biomechanical finite-element study of the skull and bite of Stegosaurus stenops, documenting its low-force cropping bite and herbivorous plant-feeding ecology.
Öppna källa ↗Reconstruction of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation extinct ecosystem — a synthesis
Sedimentary Geology (Elsevier); copy hosted by Rice University
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Öppna källa ↗Studying the Stegosaurus skeleton
Natural History Museum, London
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Museum overview of Stegosaurus stenops based on 'Sophie', the most complete known specimen, covering its anatomy, plates, size and Late Jurassic age.
Öppna källa ↗Studying the Stegosaurus skeleton
Natural History Museum, London
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Museum overview of Stegosaurus stenops based on 'Sophie', the most complete known specimen, covering its anatomy, plates, size and Late Jurassic age.
Öppna källa ↗Studying the Stegosaurus skeleton
Natural History Museum, London
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Museum overview of Stegosaurus stenops based on 'Sophie', the most complete known specimen, covering its anatomy, plates, size and Late Jurassic age.
Öppna källa ↗Studying the Stegosaurus skeleton
Natural History Museum, London
Granskad: 2026-09-03
Museum overview of Stegosaurus stenops based on 'Sophie', the most complete known specimen, covering its anatomy, plates, size and Late Jurassic age.
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