Kentrosaurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Kentrosaurus was a stegosaurian, whose intelligence was low among the dinosaurs. Kentrosaurus fossils have been found in Tendaguru in Tanzania, Africa.
Kentrosaurus Temporal range: Upper Jurassic
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Genus: | Kentrosaurus
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Life
change- Plant eater.
- Very small head with a tiny brain and toothless beak.
- A double row of flat, bony plates halfway along its back, from its neck to the midsection.
- A double row of spikes along its back, from its midsection to the tip of its tail, and a pair of shoulder spikes.
- Walked on four legs, but the back legs were longer than its front legs.
Description
changeKentrosaurus was an herbivorous ornithischian (bird-hipped) dinosaur, belonging to the group Thyreophora and the Stegosauria (four-legged, bulky-bodied dinosaurs with a double row of plates and or spikes, which included Stegosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus and others).
Other websites
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Data related to Kentrosaurus at Wikispecies