stegosaurus
noun
stego·sau·rus
ˌste-gə-ˈsȯr-əs 
: any of a genus (Stegosaurus) of stegosaurs known from the Upper Jurassic rocks especially of Colorado and Wyoming
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Pelkey said the most popular choices this year are bumblebee, cow, lion, hot dog, pumpkin, granny, stegosaurus and banana split.
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Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, purchased a late Jurassic stegosaurus skeleton for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, marking the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 18 July 2024
There's another dinosaur fossil that will not be on public display because recently Apex, the largest stegosaurus ever found, was sold to a private collector for nearly $45 million.
—Abc News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024
The stegosaurus was excavated on private land in Moffat County, Colorado.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 18 July 2024
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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, purchased a late Jurassic stegosaurus skeleton for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, marking the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 18 July 2024
There's another dinosaur fossil that will not be on public display because recently Apex, the largest stegosaurus ever found, was sold to a private collector for nearly $45 million.
—Abc News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024
The stegosaurus was excavated on private land in Moffat County, Colorado.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 18 July 2024
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“Stegosaurus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stegosaurus. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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stegosaurus
noun
stego·sau·rus
ˌsteg-ə-ˈsȯr-əs
: any of a genus of 4-footed plant-eating dinosaurs having bony plates and spikes on the back and tail and whose fossil remains are found in the Upper Jurassic rocks of Colorado and Wyoming
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