Stegosaurus
MediumAges 5-8
A side view of a Stegosaurus with a clear row of back plates and four tail spikes.
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Stegosaurus Walking Through Ferns Coloring Page
A Stegosaurus moving through tall ferns and cycads, with lots of leaf detail around it.
Print it at home or in the classroom, colour it in, then read the Stegosaurus facts underneath to find out more about the animal you have just drawn.
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Plates and spikes
The plates were not joined to the skeleton — they sat in the skin. Scientists still debate what they were for: display, helping control body temperature, or both. The four tail spikes are a clearer story, and fossil evidence suggests they were used in defence.
About the Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, around 155 to 145 million years ago. It is easy to recognise from the two rows of tall bony plates running along its back and the spikes at the end of its tail.
Fun facts
- The name Stegosaurus means “roof lizard”.
- It had four spikes on the end of its tail.
- The plates on its back sat in the skin, not on the bones.
- Its head and brain were small compared with the rest of its body.
- What the back plates were for is still debated by scientists.
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