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The group of spikes on a Stegosaur s tail originally had no distinct name; cartoonist Gary Larson invented the name thagomizer in 1982 as a joke in his comic strip Far Side, and it was gradually adopted as an informal term sometimes used within scientific circles, research, and education.

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Fun Fact: The group of spikes on a Stegosaur’s tail originally had no distinct name; cartoonist Gary Larson invented the name “thagomizer” in 1982 as a joke in his comic strip Far Side, and it was gradually adopted as an informal term sometimes used within scientific circles, research, and education.

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