Stegosaurus sulcatus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:anatomy tail spikes
large plates along the back
gptkbp:body_shape quadrupedal
stocky
gptkbp:characteristic spiked tail
bony plates on back
gptkbp:color gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in media and literature
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Skeleton
gptkb:Morrison_Formation
1877
well-documented
Late Jurassic period
found in multiple states
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
gptkbp:has_museum various natural history museums
gptkbp:has_skin rough
gptkbp:head small
small relative to body size
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stegosaurus sulcatus
gptkbp:length up to 9 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Jurassic
gptkbp:movement slow-moving
gptkbp:originated_in ornithischian dinosaurs
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
studied extensively
important for studying stegosaurids.
lived in lush environments
gptkbp:plate_function thermoregulation and display
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Stegosaurus_stenops
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_importance understanding dinosaur evolution
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Stegosaurus_sulcatus
gptkbp:size larger than a car
gptkbp:social_behavior herding
gptkbp:tail_type defense
gptkbp:time_period 150 million years ago
gptkbp:type stegosaurid
gptkbp:weight approximately 2 tons
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:Cretaceous-Paleogene_extinction_event
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stegosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5