It received a Species Profile on February 9, 2018. It was first revealed in the announcement trailer that was released at Gamescom 2017. The Stegosaurus was created using the 3D model that was created for the Jurassic World films by Industrial Light & Magic, as well as audio files provided by Universal Pictures to create the most authentic representation of the dinosaur. It coexisted with other notable dinosaurs such as Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Camarasaurus, Ceratosaurus, Diplodocus, and Dryosaurus. Stegosaurus lived in what is now North America and Portugal during the Late Jurassic period in semiarid environments with distinct wet and dry seasons. Some scientists believe that the back legs of Stegosaurus were designed for rearing up to reach the tops of trees. Some Stegosaurus skeletons had six to eight spikes instead, possibly as a birth defect or by genetic chance or a combination of both. In addition to the 17 to 22 plates on its back, Stegosaurus also had four thagomizers on the end of its tail, which would've been used as a potent weapon against predators like Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus, which would've posed fearsome threats. Being too fragile for defense, they were more likely used for display or make the animal appear larger and more frightening to predators. The plates have long been a point of discussion.
The plates of Stegosaurus' and other North American stegosaurs such as Hesperosaurus are arranged in staggered alternating pairs, which are different than the stegosaurs with straight pairs of plates such as Kentrosaurus and Chungkingosaurus. It was only after several complete skeletons were found that the plates were correctly reconstructed. Famous for the large plates on its back and the lethal spikes on its tail, the name Stegosaurus means 'Roof Lizard', as Marsh first theorized that the plates lay across the dinosaur's back as a sort of armor. One of the world's best-known dinosaurs, Stegosaurus was first found in 1877 by the famous paleontologist, Othniel Charles Marsh in the Morrison Formation. Stegosaurus require a large amount of low-lying foliage, as well as some forested areas in their enclosure, and may attempt to escape if their social and environmental needs are not met. Due to their natural defences, Stegosaurus can fight back against large predators, and are too heavily armoured for many smaller species of carnivore to hunt. While they are a social species, they do not coexist well with ceratopids, such as Triceratops, and will engage in territorial fights if housed in the same enclosure. In Evolution 2, Stegosaurus are a social animal that live in moderately sized herds of their own species, as well as other herbivores. Stegosaurus can also be kept with a number of other herbivores.ġ997 E 1997 B: Isla Sorna (1993) Challenge Mode Jurassic Difficulty Unlock It is advised therefore to house them in other exhibits or sell any excess Stegosaurus. Stegosaurus is a herding animal but becomes territorial with each other when there are more than nine individuals, a problem encountered on the Isla Sorna map when there are several loose on the island. The base genome of Stegosaurus is light brown, with striped plates and tail spikes. Stegosaurus is a large species of stegosaurid dinosaur, in fact the largest member of the stegosaurs. CharacteristicsĪ Stegosaurus attacking a ranger vehicle.
Ī year after the events at Lockwood Manor, a Stegosaurus was seen crossing a highway, and unintentionally forced a motorist off the road.
Several Stegosaurus were successfully transported to the mainland, with at least one was sold off-screen during the auction, while the others were released into the wild of northern California alongside all the other dinosaurs. Three years after the park was abandoned, numerous Stegosaurus were encountered on Isla Nublar, during a mission to rescue the dinosaurs from the volcanic eruption of Mount Sibo. Stegosaurus were later exhibited on Isla Nublar for Masrani Global's Jurassic World theme park, where they lived alongside many other species of herbivores in the Gyrosphere Valley, Cretaceous Cruise, and the Gentle Giants Petting Zoo attractions. In 2001, herds of Stegosaurus were briefly glimpsed on Isla Sorna by the survivors of a plane crash on the island. Ian Malcolm's group, and several were briefly captured by InGen. ĭuring a mission to Sorna in 1997, a breeding herd of Stegosaurus were encountered by Dr. However, although InGen maintained a herd of eleven Stegosaurus on Isla Sorna, by the time of the Jurassic Park incident in 1993, they had yet to transport any to Nublar. Originating in the Late Jurassic period of North America, Stegosaurus was first cloned by InGen in the early 1990s, and were planned to be exhibited in the original Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar.