Now I say most, because there is some evidence that some Stegosaurids made it to the very Early Cretaceous.
So what does Ankylosaurus have to do with that?
Well, Ankylosaurs as a whole were on the rise and filled a very similar niche.
So it’s possible the Stegosaurids were outcompeted.
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So what does Ankylosaurus have to do with that?
Well, Ankylosaurs as a whole were on the rise and filled a very similar niche.
So it’s possible the Stegosaurids were outcompeted.
👇👇
February 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Now I say most, because there is some evidence that some Stegosaurids made it to the very Early Cretaceous.
So what does Ankylosaurus have to do with that?
Well, Ankylosaurs as a whole were on the rise and filled a very similar niche.
So it’s possible the Stegosaurids were outcompeted.
👇👇
So what does Ankylosaurus have to do with that?
Well, Ankylosaurs as a whole were on the rise and filled a very similar niche.
So it’s possible the Stegosaurids were outcompeted.
👇👇
Is Stegosaurus your favorite dinosaur?
Well it’s possible my favorite dinosaur, Ankylosaurus, is one of the reasons yours went extinct.
See most Stegosaurids went extinct in the Late Jurassic.
Dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus, Dacentrurus, and Stegosaurus all lived in the Jurassic period.
👇👇
Well it’s possible my favorite dinosaur, Ankylosaurus, is one of the reasons yours went extinct.
See most Stegosaurids went extinct in the Late Jurassic.
Dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus, Dacentrurus, and Stegosaurus all lived in the Jurassic period.
👇👇
February 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Is Stegosaurus your favorite dinosaur?
Well it’s possible my favorite dinosaur, Ankylosaurus, is one of the reasons yours went extinct.
See most Stegosaurids went extinct in the Late Jurassic.
Dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus, Dacentrurus, and Stegosaurus all lived in the Jurassic period.
👇👇
Well it’s possible my favorite dinosaur, Ankylosaurus, is one of the reasons yours went extinct.
See most Stegosaurids went extinct in the Late Jurassic.
Dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus, Dacentrurus, and Stegosaurus all lived in the Jurassic period.
👇👇
"We found that the stegosaurids were a very inquisitive group as long as you didn't appear to pose a threat. If you could remain still for long enough, they would frequently come within touching distance.
Actual touching is not advised, as poor Thag Simmons found out..."
#paleoart #dinosaur
December 4, 2024 at 9:37 PM
stegosaurids are so damn lucky. "thagomizer" is such a cool name for tail spikes, meanwhile anklyosaurids (and some sauropods) and i just get "tail club" for the thing on our tails. come on man
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
stegosaurids are so damn lucky. "thagomizer" is such a cool name for tail spikes, meanwhile anklyosaurids (and some sauropods) and i just get "tail club" for the thing on our tails. come on man
And of course some Stegosaurids, an amazing Hadrosaur head and a lovely Confusciornis bird (I think) complete with plumage.
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
And of course some Stegosaurids, an amazing Hadrosaur head and a lovely Confusciornis bird (I think) complete with plumage.
There is environmental shifts from the Jurassic to the Cretaceous to take into account.
Which would obviously mean a change in plant life, and the decline of their preferred food.
Of course there is so much more that went into the extinction of Stegosaurids, but that is a very long conversation.
Which would obviously mean a change in plant life, and the decline of their preferred food.
Of course there is so much more that went into the extinction of Stegosaurids, but that is a very long conversation.
February 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
There is environmental shifts from the Jurassic to the Cretaceous to take into account.
Which would obviously mean a change in plant life, and the decline of their preferred food.
Of course there is so much more that went into the extinction of Stegosaurids, but that is a very long conversation.
Which would obviously mean a change in plant life, and the decline of their preferred food.
Of course there is so much more that went into the extinction of Stegosaurids, but that is a very long conversation.
The word thagamizer, used to describe the tail spikes on stegosaurids, was not originally the scientific term for it. It was just appropriated by the scientific community from Gary Larson's Far Side comic in 1982.
May 7, 2024 at 8:49 PM
The word thagamizer, used to describe the tail spikes on stegosaurids, was not originally the scientific term for it. It was just appropriated by the scientific community from Gary Larson's Far Side comic in 1982.
I did this #digital for #artfight, none of these are my designs. #apatosaurs #Stegosaurus #parasaurolophus are my top 3 favorite #dinosaurs #dinosaur #dino #Sauropods #stegosaurids #Hadrosaurs #dinos my username on artfight is #Hukysuky
July 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I did this #digital for #artfight, none of these are my designs. #apatosaurs #Stegosaurus #parasaurolophus are my top 3 favorite #dinosaurs #dinosaur #dino #Sauropods #stegosaurids #Hadrosaurs #dinos my username on artfight is #Hukysuky
A lil rapid fire dino posting, haha. Dinovember day 20 catch-up! We have the early Jurassic ornithischian dino Scelidosaurus! #Dinovember2025 #Dinosaur #Paleoart
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A lil rapid fire dino posting, haha. Dinovember day 20 catch-up! We have the early Jurassic ornithischian dino Scelidosaurus! #Dinovember2025 #Dinosaur #Paleoart
Side quest 2: in a beautiful ex. of science terms following art, Larson once drew a cartoon of a caveman labelling the tail spikes of stegosaurids as a ‘thagomizer’. Dino folk decided that was better than anything they could come up with and formally adopted it 🤓
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomi...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomi...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Side quest 2: in a beautiful ex. of science terms following art, Larson once drew a cartoon of a caveman labelling the tail spikes of stegosaurids as a ‘thagomizer’. Dino folk decided that was better than anything they could come up with and formally adopted it 🤓
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomi...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomi...
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Gigantspinosaurus TF
Anyone ever done this one before? Wanted to give one of the more lesser known Stegosaurids some attention.
#animaltransformation #animaltf #SFW #dinosaur
Anyone ever done this one before? Wanted to give one of the more lesser known Stegosaurids some attention.
#animaltransformation #animaltf #SFW #dinosaur
June 24, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Gigantspinosaurus TF
Anyone ever done this one before? Wanted to give one of the more lesser known Stegosaurids some attention.
#animaltransformation #animaltf #SFW #dinosaur
Anyone ever done this one before? Wanted to give one of the more lesser known Stegosaurids some attention.
#animaltransformation #animaltf #SFW #dinosaur
Other stegosaurids have atomizers too, like Kentrosaurus.
February 20, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Other stegosaurids have atomizers too, like Kentrosaurus.
Amargasaurus, carnotaurus, dilophosaurus, Diabloceratops, borealpelta, ornithocheirus, and Deinocheirus.
(Oh and any stegosaurids… lol)
(Oh and any stegosaurids… lol)
May 15, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Amargasaurus, carnotaurus, dilophosaurus, Diabloceratops, borealpelta, ornithocheirus, and Deinocheirus.
(Oh and any stegosaurids… lol)
(Oh and any stegosaurids… lol)
*2nd fave I thought it had a club tail and was an ankylo but I love all kinds of stegosaurids too!
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
*2nd fave I thought it had a club tail and was an ankylo but I love all kinds of stegosaurids too!
Yes. It is. Stegosaurids had already vanished from the fossil record millions of years before the Chicxulub impact. Half the planet was incinerated 65 million years ago.
March 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Yes. It is. Stegosaurids had already vanished from the fossil record millions of years before the Chicxulub impact. Half the planet was incinerated 65 million years ago.
this sent me down a pedantry rabbit hole - the earliest butterflies and moths predate the stegosaurids, so a cute lil stego could absolutely have frolicked after some butterflies
December 12, 2024 at 8:11 PM
this sent me down a pedantry rabbit hole - the earliest butterflies and moths predate the stegosaurids, so a cute lil stego could absolutely have frolicked after some butterflies
I just learned there is a popular sort of theme park in Kentucky where they insist Noah brought 85 dinosaurs on the Ark and now I understand better how we got ourselves into such a mess in the USA now.
June 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I just learned there is a popular sort of theme park in Kentucky where they insist Noah brought 85 dinosaurs on the Ark and now I understand better how we got ourselves into such a mess in the USA now.
I miss Legacy as well..
It was, a time.
Watching TheGamingBeaver… was what this Kentro took to/took inspiration by.. for the longest time.
Right now with the hordetest, my FAMILY is showcased! (Stegosaurids, namely the Kentrosaurus)
Besides that, the Redwoods.
*chef’s kiss*
It brings me back.😭😭😭
It was, a time.
Watching TheGamingBeaver… was what this Kentro took to/took inspiration by.. for the longest time.
Right now with the hordetest, my FAMILY is showcased! (Stegosaurids, namely the Kentrosaurus)
Besides that, the Redwoods.
*chef’s kiss*
It brings me back.😭😭😭
April 25, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I miss Legacy as well..
It was, a time.
Watching TheGamingBeaver… was what this Kentro took to/took inspiration by.. for the longest time.
Right now with the hordetest, my FAMILY is showcased! (Stegosaurids, namely the Kentrosaurus)
Besides that, the Redwoods.
*chef’s kiss*
It brings me back.😭😭😭
It was, a time.
Watching TheGamingBeaver… was what this Kentro took to/took inspiration by.. for the longest time.
Right now with the hordetest, my FAMILY is showcased! (Stegosaurids, namely the Kentrosaurus)
Besides that, the Redwoods.
*chef’s kiss*
It brings me back.😭😭😭
For starters, stegosaurids didn't have a single row of big plates. They had two rows of spikes. With a spiked tail. There are ones which had no armor. Please, for the love of all that is decent, effing stop. It doesn't even fucking look like one.
March 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
For starters, stegosaurids didn't have a single row of big plates. They had two rows of spikes. With a spiked tail. There are ones which had no armor. Please, for the love of all that is decent, effing stop. It doesn't even fucking look like one.
It wasn’t until much later that I designed these, the stegosaurids.
#Hesperosaurs #Miragaia
#Stegosaurus #Kentrosaurus
You can see I used a wider rear wheel connector to allow for the longer hind legs. I also used a ball joint on the tail so it can swing as a play feature.
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#Hesperosaurs #Miragaia
#Stegosaurus #Kentrosaurus
You can see I used a wider rear wheel connector to allow for the longer hind legs. I also used a ball joint on the tail so it can swing as a play feature.
9/X
September 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It wasn’t until much later that I designed these, the stegosaurids.
#Hesperosaurs #Miragaia
#Stegosaurus #Kentrosaurus
You can see I used a wider rear wheel connector to allow for the longer hind legs. I also used a ball joint on the tail so it can swing as a play feature.
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#Hesperosaurs #Miragaia
#Stegosaurus #Kentrosaurus
You can see I used a wider rear wheel connector to allow for the longer hind legs. I also used a ball joint on the tail so it can swing as a play feature.
9/X
Dino Fact!
Spinophorosaurus (Spine-Bearing Lizard) is a sauropod from Middle Jurassic Africa! Its name refers to how it was once thought to have spiky osteoderms on its tail, akin to the thagomizers of stegosaurids and spiked tail club of fellow sauropod Shunosaurus! This- (1/2)
Art by Diego Cobo!
Spinophorosaurus (Spine-Bearing Lizard) is a sauropod from Middle Jurassic Africa! Its name refers to how it was once thought to have spiky osteoderms on its tail, akin to the thagomizers of stegosaurids and spiked tail club of fellow sauropod Shunosaurus! This- (1/2)
Art by Diego Cobo!
March 12, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Dino Fact!
Spinophorosaurus (Spine-Bearing Lizard) is a sauropod from Middle Jurassic Africa! Its name refers to how it was once thought to have spiky osteoderms on its tail, akin to the thagomizers of stegosaurids and spiked tail club of fellow sauropod Shunosaurus! This- (1/2)
Art by Diego Cobo!
Spinophorosaurus (Spine-Bearing Lizard) is a sauropod from Middle Jurassic Africa! Its name refers to how it was once thought to have spiky osteoderms on its tail, akin to the thagomizers of stegosaurids and spiked tail club of fellow sauropod Shunosaurus! This- (1/2)
Art by Diego Cobo!
How did stegosaurids do it, stood face to face?
September 29, 2023 at 1:07 PM
How did stegosaurids do it, stood face to face?
love seeing other stegosaurids! 😍
August 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
love seeing other stegosaurids! 😍