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@article{Maidment:2015:10.1371/journal.pone.0138352,
author = {Maidment, SCR and Brassey, C and Barrett, PM},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0138352},
journal = {PLOS One},
title = {The postcranial skeleton of an exceptionally complete individual of the plated dinosaur Stegosaurus stenops (Dinosauria: Thyreophora) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, U.S.A.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138352},
volume = {10},
year = {2015}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Although Stegosaurus is one of the most iconic dinosaurs, well-preservedfossils are rare and as a consequence there is still much that remains unknownabout the taxon. A new, exceptionally complete individual affords theopportunity to describe the anatomy of Stegosaurus in detail for the first time inover a century, and enables additional comparisons with other stegosauriandinosaurs. The new specimen is from the Red Canyon Ranch Quarry, near ShellWyoming, and appears to have been so well preserved because it was buriedrapidly in a pond or body of standing water immediately after death. The quarryis probably located in the middle part of the Morrison Formation, which isbelieved to be Tithonian in age in this area. The specimen is referable toStegosaurus stenops based on the possession of an edentulous anterior portion ofthe dentary and elevated postzygapophyses on the cervical vertebrae. Newinformation provided by the specimen concerns the morphology of thevertebrae, the iliosacral block and dermal armor. Several aspects of itsmorphology indicate the individual was not fully skeletally mature at the time ofdeath, corroborating a previous histological study.
AU - Maidment,SCR
AU - Brassey,C
AU - Barrett,PM
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0138352
PY - 2015///
SN - 1932-6203
TI - The postcranial skeleton of an exceptionally complete individual of the plated dinosaur Stegosaurus stenops (Dinosauria: Thyreophora) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, U.S.A.
T2 - PLOS One
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138352
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/26344
VL - 10
ER -