Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus can be described as armoured , large sized , heavily built and a four legged plant eater with a distinctive posture of an arched back , short front limbs with head low to ground and stiffened tail held high in air .
Plates and spikes on the back were used for defense and these features make the dinosaur stand out .
The species dates from the late jurassic period and were found in western north America. The name is Greek for roof lizard.
They had the brain the size of a dog’s and were roughly bus-sized in stature.
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