LegendaryWuerhosaurus
Wuerhosaurus homheni
WER-oh-SORE-us· “Wuerho lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Stegosauridae
7 m
Length
1.8 m
Height
4 t
Weight
One of the last stegosaurs, surviving into the Early Cretaceous of China long after most of its kin had died out. Its back plates were low and rounded rather than tall and pointed.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~120 million years ago
Found in
China
Discovered
Dong Zhiming, 1973
Did you know?
- One of the last known stegosaurs, living into the Cretaceous.
- Its back plates were low and rounded, unlike Stegosaurus's tall ones.
- Roamed China tens of millions of years after most stegosaurs vanished.
Artwork: Debivort, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.