Stegosaurus Stegosaurus stenops (Marsh 1887)
/ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːrəs/
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 154.8–143.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
United States
Regions
Colorado · Wyoming · Utah
Formation
Morrison
Dig sites
9
distinct collections
Overview
Stegosaurus stenops is a stegosaur dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 154.8–143.1 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Colorado, United States. It was named by (Marsh 1887). The species is represented by 9 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~30%
well attested
Based on 9 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Stegosaurus stenops sits in deep time
Stegosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Stegosaurus stenops's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.