Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 09 of 40
Stegosaurus
North America · Jurassic
Stegosaurus ate plants. Two rows of plates rose along its back, and spikes ended its tail.
Did you know?
It lived in the Jurassic, long before Tyrannosaurus.
Look together
Do its back plates look like its tail spikes?
An idea to try
Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Stegosaurus bones and plates are known especially from the United States. The large plates are not wings. Several ideas have been proposed for their functions; the illustration does not present one as certain.
Look together: Do its back plates look like its tail spikes? Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: StegosaurusCompare dorsal plates with tail spikes.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
