as well as possibly a defensive function against marine predators

Some fossils have also been found that seem to show evidence of being attacked by predators

Actual height 85 mm

with large claws on the extremities that allowed it to walk and run with agility

This dinosaur lived in what is now North America

Kentrosaurus aethiopicus Monolophosaurus as well as possibly aKentrosaurus (K. aethiopicus 'Pointed lizard') is a genus of small stegosaurid dinosaur from the Kimmeridgian Age of the Upper Jurassic with a herbivorous, browsing diet and with olfactory bulbs; which suggests a highly developed sense of smell. It is believed that its diet consisted of ferns, cycads, conifers and possibly flowers and leaves of flowering plants and in order to process its food, Kentrosaurus had small, sharp teeth that it used to cut