Su caja torácica

fue descubierta en la provincia de Alberta

Width 19 mm

siendo su rasgo más característico la vela o aleta dorsal que podía alcanzar los 2 metros y pudiera haberle servido de regulador térmico

Snout-tail length 972 mm

Miragaia longicollum Scale:1:20 Su caja torácicaMiragaia longicollum is a genus of stegosaurid dinosaur that inhabited the Upper Jurassic, approximately 150 million years ago, in what is now Portugal. It is mainly notable for its extremely long neck, unusual in stegosaurs, which is often compared to that of some sauropods, the large long necked dinosaurs. This anatomical feature allows Miragaia to occupy a different ecological niche than other stegosaurs. Anatomical and Morphological