stegosaur

noun stego·saur \ ˈste-gə-ˌsȯr \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of stegosaur

: any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of quadrupedal ornithischian herbivorous dinosaurs chiefly of the Jurassic with strongly developed dorsal plates and spikes

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At the time they were thought to be from a variety of dinosaurs, like stegosaurs and sauropods.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Newfound Marine Fossil May Be From the Largest Creature That Ever Lived," 10 Apr. 2018
The tracks also provide the only known evidence of stegosaurs in Australia, Salisbury notes.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Largest-Known Dinosaur Footprint Discovered in Western Australia," 27 Mar. 2017
The tracks also provide the only known evidence of stegosaurs in Australia, Salisbury notes.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Largest-Known Dinosaur Footprint Discovered in Western Australia," 27 Mar. 2017
Also included in the find is the first evidence of the existence of stegosaurs in Australia, and some of the largest dinosaur footprints ever discovered, measuring up to 5.5 feet long.

— avery thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Uncover Giant Dino Tracks in 'Australia's Jurassic Park'," 27 Mar. 2017

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