{"product_id":"stegosaurus-dinosaur-figurine","title":"Stegosaurus Dinosaur Toy with Authentic Plates","description":"\u003cp\u003eDinosaur models date themselves faster than any other kind, because the science underneath them keeps moving. \u003cstrong\u003eThis one puts the back plates in two staggered rows rather than the flat paired arrangement older toys used, which is where the evidence currently sits\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the four tail spikes are cast as separate points rather than a solid fin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlates in two rows.\u003c\/strong\u003e Staggered rather than paired, matching current reconstruction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour spikes, separate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cast as individual points off the tail rather than a blade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6.75 by 4 inches.\u003c\/strong\u003e The maker's medium tier, built to display beside others in it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree years and over.\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted individually in lead and phthalate free plastic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the Plates Matter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow Stegosaurus wore its plates has been argued over for a century: flat against the flanks, paired upright, or offset in two rows. \u003cstrong\u003eThe staggered version is what the fossil evidence most strongly supports today, so a model that shows it will still be defensible in ten years\u003c\/strong\u003e where a paired one already is not. That is the difference between a display piece and a dated one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Spikes Have a Name\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose four tail points are called a thagomizer, and the word is real enough that working paleontologists use it in print, having borrowed it from a newspaper cartoon in the eighties. It is the only piece of formal anatomy named after a joke, and it is a very good thing to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere It Sits by Size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 6.75 inches this belongs to the middle of three size tiers, the one designed so pieces stand together without any of them looking wrong. Set beside the larger wildlife figures it will read as small; set beside the inch long minis it will not. Group it with its own tier and the proportions hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions About the Stegosaurus\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow are the plates arranged?\u003c\/strong\u003e Two staggered rows, which is the arrangement current evidence supports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat size is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.75 inches long and 4 tall, from the middle of the three size ranges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the tail spikes sharp?\u003c\/strong\u003e They are modeled points, not needles, and are blunt to the touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it safe for play?\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated three and up, in plastic free of lead and phthalates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How are the plates arranged?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Two staggered rows, which is the arrangement current evidence supports.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What size is it?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"6.75 inches long and 4 tall, from the middle of the three size ranges.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Are the tail spikes sharp?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"They are modeled points, not needles, and are blunt to the touch.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is it safe for play?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Rated three and up, in plastic free of lead and phthalates.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Safari Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52271829844269,"sku":"284429","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/4553\/2717\/files\/safari-ltd-stegosaurus-dinosaur-figurine-1.jpg?v=1787908193","url":"https:\/\/aysire.com\/products\/stegosaurus-dinosaur-figurine","provider":"Aysire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}