Stegosaurus Coloring Pages (Free Printable PDFs)

Please enjoy our free printable Stegosaurus coloring pages for kids. These free printable coloring sheets come in a PDF format and feature a wide range of Stegosaurus pictures. They range from easy Stegosaurus coloring pages for toddlers to more difficult Stegosaurus pictures for older boys and girls. We hope they provide hours of coloring fun for your toddlers, kids, boys and girls! If you haven't found what you're looking for here, please check out our complete range of dinosaur coloring pages and fun stegosaurus facts!

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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #1

The name Stegosaurus is Greek for ‘Roof Lizard’. Well, that doesn’t make any sense, does it? No, it doesn’t, but the scientist who first discovered the Stegosaurus thought its plates were arranged on its back like a giant turtle.

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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #2

The Stegosaurus is easy to recognize because of the rows of bony plates sticking out of its back. The plates weren’t great armor as they didn’t protect the Stegosaurus’ sides, and scientists think the plates were designed to attract mates.

Stegosaurus Family Coloring Page
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Stegosaurus Running From Tyrannosaurus Rex Coloring Page
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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #3

The Stegosaurus’ plates were embedded within its skin and not attached directly to its skeleton, so in most fossils the plates are found separate from the body.

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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #4

Scientists have found fossils of Stegosaurus plates with bite marks matching the teeth of an Allosaurus. Sometimes the bite marks healed, which shows the Allosaurus was hunting a live Stegosaurus and the Stegosaurus survived the attack.

Two Stegosaurus Searching For Food Coloring Page
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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #5

The Stegosaurus had 4 long spikes at the end of its tail which it could swing at other dinosaurs to defend itself. Scientists have seen puncture wounds from a Stegosaurus spike in the tail of an Allosaurus, the apex predator of the day.

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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #6

The Stegosaurus grew to be around 9 meters (30 feet) long, which is the same size as 2 average cars parked bumper-to-bumper. That’s huge!

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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #7

A fully-grown Stegosaurus could reach up to 4.3 meters tall (14 feet) which is taller than a basketball hoop and almost the same height as a female giraffe.

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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #8

Unlike other dinosaurs, a Stegosaurus didn’t have a very strong jaw, so it wouldn’t have been able to munch through tough plants. Instead, it used its sharp teeth to chew through tender leaves and ferns.

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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #9

The Stegosaurus would swallow small rocks to help it digest leaves and ferns. The stomach stones would roll around inside the Stegosaurus’ belly and help it break down food.

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Fun Stegosaurus Fact #10

The Stegosaurus wasn’t one of the most intelligent dinosaurs. In fact, the Stegosaurus had a brain the size of a lime, which is really small when you think how big the Stegosaurus actually was! 

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