Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus Stenops
Meaning: stégi-sauros “roofed lizard”

Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Stegosauria
Family: Stegosauridae

Time Period: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian (Late Jurassic) -- about 155-150 million years ago
Location: Present-day western United States and Portugal

Length: 9m / 29.5ft
Weight: 4.8 metric tons / 10,582 lbs.

Diet: Herbivore