Re: stego time line +

[Amado Narvaez <anarvaez@umd5.umd.edu>]

While we're on the subject of Stegosaurus plates and spikes, I came 
across something while perusing Helen Roney Sattler's _The NEW 
Illustrated Dinosaur Dictionary_ in the entry on dinosaur young. On page 
343 she writes: "... baby STEGOSAURUS did not have plates." This is 
something that I don't recall being mentioned in the recent popular 
literature. I assume there is fossil evidence to support this statement? 
(For those who don't know, the Dinosaur Society has named its award for 
the outstanding children's dinosaur book after Helen Sattler. Do you 
suppose that Michael Crichton modified her name slightly when he came up 
with "Ellie Sattler" in _Jurassic Park_?)

----- Amado Narvaez
      anarvaez@umd5.umd.edu