Dravidosaurus: quick facts
Discovered in India, Dravidosaurus is the only stegosaurknown from the Late Cretaceous Period, near the end of theAge of Dinosaurs. Its back plates were thin and triangular in shape.
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
10 feet (3 meters)
Weight
2,000 pounds (907 kg)
Family
Stegosauridae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.