Stegosaurus stenops Marsh, 1887

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Object Details

Collector

F. Brown

Geologic Age

Mesozoic / Jurassic / Late / Kimmeridgian

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Axial elements, dermal bones, caudal vertebrae and plates in a series.

Stratigraphy

/ Morrison Fm / Brushy Basin Mbr

Collection Date

1886

USNM Number

V4714

Type Citation

Sereno, P. C., Dong. 1992. Jour.Vertebrate Paleo. 12 (n.3): 330, tf.12g,p.339.

Gilmore. 1914. U.S.Natl.Mus.Bull. (n.89): 1-114.

Place

Albany County, Wyoming, United States, North America

Published Name

Stegosaurus stenops Marsh, 1887

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Paleogeneral

Reptiles/Amphibians

Reptilia Dinosauria Stegosauria

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Sauropsida Reptilia Archosauria Dinosauria Ornithischia Stegosauria Stegosauridae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3be08532b-2898-49c3-9832-3facd9b8e7f1

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3450307

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