Original: Paris 2 328, 215–219 Discovery and species Stegosaurus, one of the many dinosaurs first collected and described in the Bone Wars, was originally named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1877, from remains recovered north of Morrison, Colorado.
Simplified: Discovery and species Stegosaurus was originally named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1877, from fossils found near Morrison, Colorado.