32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"Stegosaurus means 'roof lizard'" "Look inside to discover how dinosaurs really looked and lived"--Cover.
Contents:
Setting the scene -- Weather report -- Hometown -- Vital statistics -- Stegosaurus -- Scary scale -- Braininess -- Speed-O-Meter -- Special bits -- Teeth -- Diet -- Who lived in the same neighborhood? -- Which animals alive today are most like Stegosaurus? -- What's so special about Stegosaurus?
Summary:
The Stegosaurus is known for the scales along its back, but did you also know the dinosaur had a brain the size of a ping pong ball? Eating both meat and plants, the Stegosaurus roamed the Earth during the late Jurassic period at 30 feet (9.1 m) in length. This volume contains a complete guide for anything a reader might want to know about the dinosaur, including fossils, sketches, fact boxes, and diagrams. Colorful graphics guide readers on their journey to learning about such a fascinating, prickly creature!
Series:
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This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.