General Stegosaur References
Maidment,
S.C.R. 2006. Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria,
Ornithischia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26(3):94A.
Sereno, P.C. 1997. The origin and evolution of dinosaurs. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25:435-489.
Sereno, P.C. 1999. The evolution of dinosaurs. Science, 284:2137-2147.
Galton, P.M., and P. Upchurch. 2004. Stegosauria; pp. 343-362 in: D.B.
Weishampel, P. Dodson, and H. Osmolska (eds.), The Dinosauria, 2nd
Edition. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
North American Stegosaurs
Carpenter, K., C.A. Miles, and K. Cloward. 2001. New primitive
stegosaur from the Morrison Formation, Wyoming; pp. 55-75 in: K.
Carpenter (ed.), The Armored Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press,
Bloomington, IN.
Galton, P.M. 2001. Endocranial casts of the plated dinosaur Stegosaurus
(Upper Jurassic, western USA): a complete undistorted cast and the
original specimens of Othniel Charles Marsh; pp. 103-129 in K.
Carpenter (ed.), The Armored Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press,
Bloomington, IN.
Gilmore, C.W. 1914. Osteology of the armored dinosaurs in the United
States National Museum, with special reference to the genus
Stegosaurus. Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum, 89:1-136.
Marsh, O.C. 1877. New order of extinct Reptilia (Stegosauria) from the
Jurassic of the Rocky Mountains. American Journal of Science Series 3,
14:513-514.
Asian Stegosaurs
Dong, Z., S. Zhou, and Y. Zhang. 1983. The dinosaurian remains from Sichuan Basin, China. Palaeontologica Sinica, 23:1-145.
Maidment, S.C.R., and G. Wei. 2006. A review of the Late Jurassic
stegosaurs (Dinosauria, Stegosauria) from the People's Republic of
China. Geological Magazine, 143:621-634.
Sereno, P.C., and Z. Dong. 1992. The skull of the basal stegosaur
Huayangosaurus taibaii and a cladistic diagnosis of Stegosauria. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 12:318-343.
African Stegosaurs
Galton, P.M. 1982. The postcranial anatomy of stegosaurian dinosaur
Kentrosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of Tanzania, East Africa. Geology and Palaeontology, 15:139-160.
Hennig, E. 1924.
Kentrurosaurus aethiopicus. Die Stegosaurier-Funde von Tendaguru, Deutsch-Ostafrika. Palaeontographica (sup. 7), 1:103-254.
European Stegosaurs
Galton, P.M. 1985. British plated dinosaurs (Ornithischia, Stegosauria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 5:211-254.
Galton, P.M. 1991. Postcranial remains of stegosaurian dinosaur
Dacentrurus armatus from Upper Jurassic of France and Portugal. Geology and Palaeontology, 25:299-327.
Stegosaur Fossil Record and Palaeobiology
Buffrenil, V. de, J.O. Farlow, and A. de Ricqles. 1984. Histological data on structure, growth, and possible function of
Stegosaurus
plates; pp. 31-36 in W.-E. Reif and F. Westphal (eds.), Third Symposium
on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems. Attempto Verlag, Tubingen.
Buffrenil, V. de., J.O. Farlow, and A. de Ricqles. 1986. Growth and function of
Stegosaurus plates. Evidence from bone histology. Paleobiology, 12:459-473.
Carpenter, K. 1998. Armor of
Stegosaurus stenops, and the taphonomic history of a new specimen from Garden Park, Colorado. Modern Geology, 22:127-144.
Dodson, P., A.K. Behrensmeyer, and R.T. Bakker. 1980. Taphonomy of the
Morrison Formation (Kimmderidgian-Portlandian) and Cloverly Formation
(Aptian-Albian) of the western United States. Memoires de la Societe
Geologique du France, 139:87-93.
Dodson, P., A.K. Behrensmeyer, R.T. Bakker, and J.S. McIntosh. 1980.
Taphonomy and paleoecology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation.
Paleobiology, 6:208-232.
Main, R.P., A. de Ricqles, J.R. Horner, and K. Padian. 2005. The evolution
and function of thyreophoran dinosaur scutes: implications for plate function in
stegosaurs. Paleobiology, 31:291-314.
Stegosaurs in Popular Culture
Brusatte, S. 2002. Stately Fossils: A Comprehensive Look at the State
Fossils and other Official Fossils. Fossil News, Boulder Colorado.
Web Links
There are few well-written and accurate websites on stegosaurs. Here are three of the best:
Dino Land: a large site, containing information on stegosaurs and many other dinosaurs, as well as book reviews, articles, and photos.
DinoData: one of the best general websites for dinosaur-related information.
Wikipedia: Stegosaurus: a good overview of stegosaur anatomy, evolutionary, and popular culture.
Acknowledgments
All photos were taken by the author (
Steve Brusatte)
unless otherwise cited. Many photos were kindly provided by Susie
Maidment of Cambridge University, whose in-progress research on
stegosaurs promises to better our understanding of stegosaur phylogeny
and evolution.
Author: Stephen Brusatte
Last updated: 01/11/2006
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