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B I B L E E X C AVAT I O N : I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. —P SALM 139:14 niv
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D I N O S TAT S FA M I LY:
Stegosauridae H E I G H T:
6–11.5 ft. (1.8–3.5 m) LENGTH:
15–17 ft. (4.6–5.2 m) W E I G H T:
2,000–4,000 lb. (907.2–1,814.4 kg) D I E T:
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he Kentrosaurus, a type of Stegosaur, had a very small head and a tiny brain no bigger than a walnut. But what it lacked in smarts the Kentrosaurus made up for with a double row of spikes down its back from its midsection to its tail. This dinosaur would use its plated tail to ward off meat-eating dinosaurs. Those rows of long, sharp spikes were frightening enough to scare off its enemies. So even though the Kentrosaurus didn’t have the brains to figure out how to escape its enemies, it had a built-in weapon on its back to defend itself. That made this dinosaur very unique and special. It had just what it needed to survive. God made you very special too. Even if you’re not the smartest, fastest, or tallest in your family, you have qualities that make you extra special. God made each
D I D Y O U K N O W . . . that Kentrosaurus actually means “spiky lizard”?
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