Miragaia: quick facts
Miragaia was a stegosaurian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of Portugal, remarkable for its unusually long neck. While stegosaurs are usually pictured with fairly short necks, Miragaia had at least se
Period
Late Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Length
20 feet (6 meters)
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.