Colorado

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 * State:** Colorado
 * State Fossil:** //Stegosaurus stenops//
 * Description:**Stegosaurus was a herbivorous "bird-hipped" dinosaur, which cropped vegetation with its powerful beaked mouth. It had 17 bony plates that were embedded in its back - the plates ran along the Stegosaurus' back and tail in two rows, and the plates alternated in alignment. It has a toothless beak and small cheek teeth. It is 9 meters (30 feet) in length. It is 2.75 meters ( 9 feet) in height. It walked on four legs.
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 * Time Existed:** Jurassic Period. 206 million years ago.
 * Preservation:** It was found in layers of rocks.
 * Who Found The Fossil:** It was discovered by a teacher and students from Canon City High School
 * Why Is It The State Fossil:** Their efforts culminated in an executive order issued by the governor on April 28, 1982 making the Plated Dinosaur, //Stegosaurus stenops//, the official state fossil.
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