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O kentrossauro (Kentrosaurus aethiopicus) foi uma espécie de dinossauro herbívoro e quadrúpede que viveu no fim do período Jurássico há 140 milhões de anos. Media em torno de 5 metros de comprimento e pesava cerca de 500 quilogramas.
O kentrossauro viveu na África e seus ossos foram descobertos na Tanzânia por uma expedição alemã que percorreu o leste do continente entre 1909 e 1912 fazendo grandes descobertas paleontológicas. O kentrossauro possuía grandes espigões nas costas, assim como os demais membros da sua família.

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Kentrosaurus is a genus of stegosaurid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of Tanzania. Its fossils have been found only in the Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, dated to the Kimmeridgian stage, between about 155.7 ± 4 Ma and 150.8 ± 4 Ma (million years ago). Apparently, all finds belong to one species, K. aethiopicus Hennig 1915.
Kentrosaurus was described by German palaeontologist Edwin Hennig in 1915. Often thought to be a primitive member of the Stegosauria, several recent cladistic analyses find it to be derived, and a close relative to Stegosaurus from the North American Morrison Formation.
Kentrosaurus generally measured around 4.5 metres (15 ft) in length as an adult, probably had a double row of small plates and spikes running down its back, and could use its tail as a "thagomizer" for defense.
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Very nice artwork. Kentrosaurus is one of my favorite dinosaurs, right after ceratosaurus. You've put a lot of detail into this and it looks great. Kind of reminds me of some of the older Jurassic Park or Cadillacs and Dinosaurs comics I've got. I like the affect of the sun's glare beaming down harsh and bright. Nice touch!