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 .