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Kentrosaurus
Name Kentrosaurus aethiopicus Information
Diet Herbivorous Kentrosaurus was a close relative to Stegosaurus that lived in the late jurassic period of Africa. Whilst not being a fast mover, it would have been able to quickly pivot round using its front legs so that it could swing its dangerous spiked tail at potential threats.
Height 6ft to the hips
Length 17ft
Weight 2 tons
Location Africa
Era 156-150 million years ago Interesting Fact
Sadly, Kentrosaurus wouldn't have been very smart, as its brain was only the size of a walnut! However, it would have had a fantastic sense of smell!
Name Means "Pointed Lizard"
Pronunciation KEN-tro-SAW-rus
Family Stegosauridae