Stegosaurus

These lifelike animals add an element of realism to imaginary play spaces. Through engaging spaces, children are able to explore a variety of animal environments.

The animals will encourage children’s understanding of animal names, temperaments and their natural habitat.  The inclusion of natural elements such as grasses, logs and soils will inspire children’s explorations and imaginative role play.

About Stegosaurus
The Stegosaurus is the most famous dinosaur from a group of dinosaurs known as Stegosauria. They were all herbivores (plant eaters) and featured rows of unique bones that developed into plates and spines along their back and tail.

The name ‘Stegosaurus’ comes from the Greek words ‘stegos’ meaning roof and ‘sauros’ meaning lizard.

The Stegosaurus was alive in the late Jurassic Period around 150 million years ago.

Stegosaurus fossils have been found in western North America and more recently in Portugal, indicating that they lived in Europe as well.

In terms of size, the Stegosaurus was large and heavily built. On average, a fully grown Stegosaurus was around 9 metres in length, 4 metres in height and up to nearly 5 tonnes in weight. Although the Stegosaurus body was large, the size of their brain was only around the size of a dog’s.

Researchers believe that due to the nature of Stegosaurus legs, they had a maximum speed of around 7kph.

The 17 plates found along the back of the Stegosaurus arose from the skin rather than being attached to the skeleton. The largest plates were around 60cm tall and 60cm wide.

The Stegosaurus also featured tail spikes that reached around 60cm to 90cm in length.

Suitable for 3+ yrs