Tuojiangosaurus multispinus

† Tuojiangosaurus multispinus is a Middle Jurassic stegosaur from the Shangshaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, China. Among the best-known Asian stegosaurs, it bore 15 pairs of dorsal plates and spines, and a four-spiked thagomizer tail club.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Tuojiangosaurus multispinus was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Jurassic Middle Mesozoic Era

Tuojiangosaurus multispinus lived during the Jurassic Middle period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 174.7 to 161.5 million years ago.

Dinosaur diversity continued to increase, with the evolution of large sauropods and diverse theropods. Stegosaurs first appeared, and the supercontinent Pangaea was breaking apart.