GeoByte1:About the length of a bus and weight of a rhino, this large plated dinosaur had a walnut-sized brain.
GeoByte2:On the end of Stegosaurus' tail were two pairs of long spikes that protected its vulnerable hips from predators.
GeoByte3:The size of a herbivore's mouth determined what kind of plants it ate.
GeoByte4:All along its back Stegosaurus had diamond-shaped plates measuring 2.5 feet (76 cm) in length. These plates probably helped regulate its body temperature.
GeoByte5:The name ^Stegosaurus^ means "covered lizard."
GeoByte6:The arrangement of Stegosaurus' back plates was a mystery until 1992 when a newly discovered skeleton proved that there were two staggered rows of plates.