Stegosaurus

The world's most complete Stegosaurus skeleton arrived at the Museum in 2014.

Scientists estimated the body mass of the animal by digitising more than 300 bones of its skeleton and producing a 3D model. This allowed them to predict how fast the Stegosaurus could move, how much food it ate and how it interacted with other species.

Dinosaur skulls are often squashed during the fossilisation process, but the bones of Stegosaurus' skull are all three-dimensional. This makes it one of the most scientifically valuable dinosaur skulls ever found.

Future studies of the specimen may answer some of our long-held questions about Stegosaurus, including the function of its bony back plates.