Kentrosaurus was astegosaurian, whose intelligence was low among thedinosaurs.Kentrosaurus fossils have been found inTendaguru inTanzania, Africa.
- Plant eater.
- Very small head with a tiny brain and toothless beak.
- A double row of flat, bony plates halfway along its back, from its neck to the midsection.
- A double row of spikes along its back, from its midsection to the tip of its tail, and a pair of shoulder spikes.
- Walked on four legs, but the back legs were longer than its front legs.
Kentrosaurus was an herbivorousornithischian (bird-hipped) dinosaur, belonging to the groupThyreophora and theStegosauria (four-legged, bulky-bodied dinosaurs with a double row of plates and or spikes, which includedStegosaurus,Tuojiangosaurus and others).
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