Stegosaurus's smaller African cousin traded plates for weaponry: from the hips back, its body bristled with long paired spikes, and its flexible tail could swing them through a 180-degree arc.
Length4.5 m
Height1.8 m
Weight1,100 kg
Top speed9 km/h
Field notes
- Its tail could swing fast enough to shatter bone.
- Hundreds of bones were excavated at Tendaguru, Tanzania in the 1910s.