Does a Brachiosaurus Have Spikes?

And although they look intimidating, they probably weren't a weapon. Think Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, or Brontosaurus, and you probably picture long necks, long tails, small heads, and four enormous weight-bearing legs. ... Now picture long hooked spikes protruding from a sauropod neck like a bony mohawk.

Does Brontosaurus have spikes?

The skull of Brontosaurus has not been found, but was probably similar to the skull of the closely related Apatosaurus. Like those of other sauropods, the vertebrae of the neck were deeply bifurcated; that is, they carried paired spines, resulting in a wide and deep neck.

Which dinosaurs have spikes?

Due to their distinctive combination of broad, upright plates and tail tipped with spikes, Stegosaurus is one of the most recognizable kinds of dinosaurs. The function of this array of plates and spikes has been the subject of much speculation among scientists.