HardKentrosaurus
Kentrosaurus aethiopicus
KEN-troh-SORE-us· “pointed lizard”
🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Stegosauridae
4.5 m
Length
1.5 m
Height
1 t
Weight
An African cousin of Stegosaurus with a double row of plates near the shoulders that gave way to a fearsome set of long, sharp spikes down its back and tail.
When
Late Jurassic, ~152 million years ago
Found in
Tanzania
Discovered
Edwin Hennig, 1915
Did you know?
- Unlike Stegosaurus, most of its back and tail were lined with spikes rather than plates.
- It had extra spikes jutting out from its shoulders or hips for defence.
- Its fossils were found in Tanzania, in East Africa.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.