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EXAMPLES OF STEGOSAURS

HUAYANGOSAURUS KENTROSAURUS WUERHOSAURUS
Group: Huayangosauridae Group: Stegosauridae Group: Stegosauridae
Length: 13 ft (4 m) Length: 16 ft (4.9 m) Length: 20 ft (6.1 m)
EXAMPLES OF STEGOSAUR SKELETONS
Prepubic process
Ilium Dorsal plate
Caudal Dorsal vertebra
vertebra
Scaly skin Cervical
vertebra
Tail Caudal plate
Cervical
plate
Caudal plate
Neural spine
Pubis
Caudal spike Ischium
Humerus
Femur Cranium
Tibia
Chevron Fibula
Ulna
Caudal spike
STEGOSAURUS

Dorsal plate Dorsal vertebra
Ilium
Cervical
Caudal
DORSAL PLATE OF STEGOSAURUS plate
spike
Front Pointed top Caudal Cranium
edge vertebra
Back edge
Femur Cervical
vertebra
Humerus
Ulna
KENTROSAURUS
Hole for Dorsal plate
blood vessel Dorsal vertebra
Ilium Scapula
Cervical
plate
Base Large surface area for
radiating and absorbing heat Caudal plate Cervical
vertebra
SIDE VIEW OF SECTION THROUGH
DORSAL PLATE DORSAL PLATE Neural spine Femur
Humerus
Caudal spike
Ulna
Caudal Cranium
vertebra
Chevron
TUOJIANGOSAURUS
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