Prototype designed by ZHAO Chuang
Stories written by YANG Yang

Who is Rosana the Miragaia?


Magaia is a stegosaurian dinosaur that lived in present-day Portugal during the Late Jurassic period. It had a completely different feature from other stegosaurians – an elongated neck.

Rosana the Miragaia
Model Size / 21.5cm X 6cm X 8.2cm
Model Material / Environment-friendly PVC, hand painting
Model Structure / Solid Structure
Package Size / 27.2cm X 7.9cm X 14cm
Inside Package/ Model + A3 Poster + Product Manual
Transparent Support / No

How did ZHAO Chuang and YANG Yang create Rosana the Miragaia?


The Size of Rosana the Miragaia

According to scientific research on the fossils, Rosana the Miragaia was set to 6 meters long to scale down when we reconstructed the scientific art model.

The Neck of Rosana the Miragaia

The elongated neck of Miragaia possessed 17 cervical vertebrae, which greatly expanded its foraging range.

The Bony Plates of Rosana the Miragaia

There were many bony plates on the back of Miragaia. The bony plates on the front half of its body were triangular, and the bony plates on the back half were getting narrower and narrower, resembling long spikes inserted into the back.


Learn while Play


Subscribe to PNSO.Official YouTube channel. Get to know Rosana the Miragaia with ZHAO Chuang in the playlist of PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models-Get to Know Dinosaurs. Learn to draw Rosana the Miragaia with ZHAO Chuang in the playlist of PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models-Learn to Draw Dinosaurs.