Stegosaurus Coloring Page

This free stegosaurus coloring page features a smiling stegosaurus walking sideways so you can see its whole row of back plates, a spiked tail, and a scattering of round spots on its side. Every plate is a separate closed shape, which makes it a favorite for kids who like coloring pattern by pattern.

Who this page is for

Ages 4–8 works best. With nine separate plates to fill, it takes a little longer than our simpler pages — good for a quiet afternoon or a classroom early-finisher box.

Dinosaur facts to share while you color

• A stegosaurus was about the size of a bus, but its brain was only about the size of a walnut.
• The plates on its back probably weren’t armor; many scientists think they helped it warm up and cool down, or show off to other stegosaurs.
• The four spikes on its tail have a fun name: the “thagomizer.”

Make it an activity

Turn the plates into a rainbow: color them in order of the rainbow from head to tail. It’s an easy way to practice color order while the picture still looks great.

How to print it so it looks great

Choose Fit to page and print on A4 or US Letter. Regular copy paper is fine for crayons; for markers, a slightly heavier sheet stops bleed-through — see which paper works best.

More dinosaurs to color

Browse all 19 pages in our free printable dinosaur coloring pages collection, or jump straight to the baby dinosaur hatching, chubby cute dinosaur, dinosaur with big footprints, and long-neck brontosaurus. Want your child’s name drawn in a dinosaur style? The free name coloring page generator has a dinosaur theme — type a name, print, done.

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