Talk:Stegosaurus
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Somebody should check the taxonomy - what class are stegosaurs considered to have belonged to? Is Ornithischia the class? Or Dinosauria? Or the rather more boring Reptilia...? -- Oliver P. 03:18 Mar 7, 2003 (UTC)
I've changed it to the standard taxonomy. Reptilia isn't a very good class, since it is clearly paraphyletic, and there is some move away from it. Diplodocus lists Archosauria, which is a very cool alternative. On the other hand, the class system for vertebrates is so horribly entrenched that it will be some time before any changes to it become at all standard. Judging by the mangling of Magnoliophyta, we have a lot of conservative taxonomists here, who might want to keep the standard system, though I personally would rather not. Alas, stupid taxoboxes make things so simple when they are and so complicated otherwise. -- Josh Grosse
Thanks for the explanation. Since it's been about fifteen years since the waning of my dinosaur obsession, I've become a little out of touch... -- Oliver P. 04:16 Mar 7, 2003 (UTC)
length?
how long were they? Kingturtle 03:16, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- GEEZ! i asked this question a year ago, and it still remains unanswered in the article! Kingturtle 08:19, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- That's because you didn't add it :p. Let's see: the lego sculpture (http://www.henrylim.org/Stegosaurus.html) is 14 ft long, and there are a couple references to 14 m, but I have no idea what their source is. I added a more traditional answer to the article. 68.81.231.127 17:58, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)