Kentrurosaurus

spiked-tail lizard

• kentron · Greek · spike, prickle
• oura · Greek · tail
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Greek words meaning "spike", "tail" and "lizard", and refers to the long spikes on the animal's tail and hips. It was coined by Edwin Hennig in 1915 for stegosaur remains from the Tendaguru beds in what was then German East Africa.

Named by

Hennig

Year named

1915

Period

Late Jurassic

Stages

Kimmeridgian – Tithonian

Found in

Tendaguru Formation, Lindi Region, Tanzania

A stegosaurian dinosaur. The type species is Kentrurosaurus aethiopicus. It was originally described under the name Kentrosaurus, which was already in use for another animal, so Hennig replaced it with Kentrurosaurus in 1916. Kentrurosaurus is the valid, accepted spelling.