{"product_id":"stegosaurus-stegosauria-jurassic-dinosaurs-high-quality-hand-painted-rubber-realistic-model-replica-toy-kids-educational-gift-6-ri23-b166","title":"Stegosaurus, Stegosauria, Jurassic, Dinosaurs, High Quality, Hand Painted, Rubber, Realistic, Model, Replica, Toy, Kids, Educational, Gift,      6\"     RI23 B166","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis \u003cspan\u003eStegosaurus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e6\" figure includes hand painted features to give it realistic details that are true to natural anatomy. This figure is considered a high-quality replica. Highest Quality Natural Rubber.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"topic-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eStegosaurus, (genus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eStegosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e), one of the various plated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/animal\/dinosaur\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003edinosaurs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/animal\/dinosaur\/Thyreophora#ref225964\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eStegosauria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e) of the Late \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/Jurassic-Period\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJurassic Period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e (159 million to 144 million years ago) recognizable by its spiked tail and series of large triangular bony plates along the back. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eStegosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e usually grew to a length of about 6.5 meters (21 feet), but some reached 9 meters (30 feet). The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/skull\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eskull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e and brain were very small for such a large \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/animal\/animal\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eanimal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e. The forelimbs were much shorter than the hind limbs, which gave the back a characteristically arched appearance. The feet were short and broad.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eVarious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hypotheses\" data-term=\"hypotheses\" data-type=\"MW\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ehypotheses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e have attempted to explain the arrangement and use of the plates. Paleontologists had long thought that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eStegosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e had two parallel rows of plates, either staggered or paired, and that these afforded protection to the animal’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/vertebral-column\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ebackbone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/spinal-cord\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003espinal cord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e. However, new discoveries and reexamination of existing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eStegosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e specimens since the 1970s suggest that the plates alternated along the backbone, as no two plates from the same animal have exactly the same shape or size. Because the plates contained many blood vessels, the alternating placement appears consistent with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hypothesis\" data-term=\"hypothesis\" data-type=\"MW\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ehypothesis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e of \u003cspan id=\"ref1261470\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/thermoregulation\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ethermoregulation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e. This hypothesis proposes that the plates acted as radiators, releasing body heat to a cooler ambient environment; conversely, the plates could also have collected heat by being faced toward the sun like living solar panels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eTwo pairs of pointed bony spikes were present on the end of the tail. These are presumed to have served as defensive weapons, but they may have been ornamental. The spinal cord in the region of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/sacrum\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003esacrum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e was enlarged and was actually larger than the brain, a fact that gave rise to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off eb\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/misconception\" data-term=\"misconception\" data-type=\"EB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003emisconception\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eStegosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e possessed two brains. It is more likely, however, that much of the sacral cavity was used for storing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-crosslink\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/glycogen\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eglycogen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e, as is the case in many present-day animals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium; color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThanks for visiting Collectible Wildlife Gifts, the leading provider of high-quality, lifelike animal Designs and gifts! We work hard to ensure we have a diverse range of products. Each product is inspected for their quality craftsmanship. 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