Kentrosaurus
PeriodLate Jurassic (155-150 Ma)
DietHerbivore
Length4.5 m
Weight1,000 kg
LocationTanzania
ClassificationStegosauria
About Kentrosaurus
An African stegosaur with plates at the front and long spikes at the shoulders and tail. Its rear half bristled with spikes that deterred large predators. Its brain was tiny even by dinosaur standards. Hundreds of bones were quarried in the Tendaguru beds of Tanzania.
Size
4.5 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m
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