Very HardTuojiangosaurus
Tuojiangosaurus multispinus
twoh-YANG-oh-SORE-us· “Tuo River lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Stegosauridae
7 m
Length
2 m
Height
2.8 t
Weight
A Chinese stegosaur with two rows of tall, pointed plates and a spiked tail. It browsed low vegetation in the Late Jurassic forests of Sichuan.
When
Late Jurassic, ~160 million years ago
Found in
China
Discovered
Dong Zhiming, 1977
Did you know?
- Bore tall, pointed plates rather than the broad ones of Stegosaurus.
- Its spiked tail — a 'thagomizer' — was a formidable defensive weapon.
- One of the best-known stegosaurs from China.
Artwork: Paleocolour, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.