Stegosaurus Fun Facts Quiz
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Created 6/25/2024
Test your knowledge about Stegosaurus with these surprising facts that you probably didn't know!
1. How long ago did Stegosaurus live?
155 to 145 million years ago
68 to 65.5 million years ago
250 to 200 million years ago
100 to 50 million years ago
2. What was the primary diet of Stegosaurus?
Plant-eating
Meat-eating
Omnivorous
Fish-eating
3. Who named the Stegosaurus?
Othniel Charles Marsh
Charles Darwin
Richard Owen
Mary Anning
4. What was the distinctive feature of Stegosaurus?
Double row of kite-shaped plates
Three-horned face
Crest on its head
Wings with feathers
5. Where was Stegosaurus primarily found?
Western North America
Eastern Asia
Southern Africa
Northern Europe
6. Which period did the Stegosaurus belong to?
Upper Jurassic
Lower Cretaceous
Triassic
Permian
7. What is the estimated length of Stegosaurus?
Up to 12 meters
Up to 20 meters
Up to 5 meters
Up to 15 meters
8. Which state has Stegosaurus as its state dinosaur?
Colorado
Texas
California
Utah
9. What was the primary function of Stegosaurus’s tail spikes?
Defensive weapon
Navigating water
Mating display
Digging for food
10. How many different skeleton fossils of Stegosaurus armatus have been discovered?
Over thirty
Less than ten
Over a hundred
Around fifty
11. What is unique about the plates of Stegosaurus?
They possibly helped regulate temperature
They were covered with feathers
They had poisonous spikes
They were used for flying
12. Where were the first fossils of Stegosaurus found?
Morrison, Colorado
Cambridge, England
Sichuan, China
New South Wales, Australia
