Bandera in Bandera County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Stegosaurus
Roofed Lizard
Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2021
1. Stegosaurus Marker
Size: Up to 30 feet long
Weight: 4,400 pounds
Diet: Herbivore
Habitat: Colorado, Oklahoma and Utah
Period: 154 to 144 million years ago (Jurassic)
Erected by Bandera Natural History Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Paleontology.
Location. 29° 43.86′ N, 99° 4.045′ W. Marker is in Bandera, Texas, in Bandera County. It can be reached from Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16. The marker is located on the grounds of the Bandera Natural History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 267 Old San Antonio Road, Bandera TX 78003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mastodon (a few steps from this marker); Dilophosaurus (within shouting distance of this marker); Deinonychus (within shouting distance of this marker); Smilodon (within shouting distance of this marker); Torosaurus (within shouting distance of this marker); Gastornis (within shouting distance of this marker); Indricotherium (within shouting distance of this marker); Pachycephalosaurus (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bandera.
Regarding Stegosaurus.
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Also see . . . Stegosaurus.
Stegosaurus (/ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːrəs/; lit. 'roof-lizard') is a genus of herbivorous, four-legged, armored dinosaur from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails. Fossils of this dinosaur have been found in the western United States and in Portugal, where they are found in Kimmeridgian- to early Tithonian-aged strata, dating to between 155 and 150 million years ago. Of the species that have been classified in the upper Morrison Formation of the western US, only three are universally recognized: S. stenops, S. ungulatus and S. sulcatus. The remains of over 80 individual animals of this genus have been found. Stegosaurus would have lived alongside dinosaurs such as Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Allosaurus, and Ceratosaurus; the latter two may have preyed on it. Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on January 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2021
2. The Stegosaurus and Marker
Public Domain - Othniel Charles Marsh, circa 1896
3. Stegosaurus Drawing
Illustration of Stegosaurus ungulatus - This historical image is not a factually accurate dinosaur restoration.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
