LegendaryLoricatosaurus
Loricatosaurus priscus
loh-rih-KAT-oh-SORE-us· “armoured lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Stegosauridae
5 m
Length
1.8 m
Height
2 t
Weight
A European stegosaur from the Middle-to-Late Jurassic with tall back plates and pairs of tail spikes. Long confused with Lexovisaurus, it was recognised as its own genus in 2009.
When
Middle–Late Jurassic, ~166 million years ago
Found in
United Kingdom
Discovered
Richard Lydekker, 1893
Did you know?
- A plated, spike-tailed stegosaur from Jurassic Europe.
- Long muddled with Lexovisaurus before being named in 2009.
- Its paired tail spikes (a 'thagomizer') were potent weapons.
Artwork: Connor Ashbridge, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.