Meaning of Name  Covered Lizard or Roof Lizard

Size  26-30 feet long, about 9 feet tall

Weight  6,800 pounds

Features

• skull was long and narrow
• head was carried close to the ground, probably no more than 3 feet
• 17 bony plates that were embedded in its back
• tail spikes at the end of its flexible tail
• spikes were up to four feet long
• rear legs were longer and straighter than its front legs

Lived   Late Jurassic Period

Diet  plant eater

Locomotion  walked slowly on four legs

Where Found western North America, western Europe, southern India, China, and southern Africa

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