平坦烏爾禾龍可能是身體寬廣的動物。在2010年,美國古生物學家葛瑞格利·保羅(Gregory S. Paul)估計平坦烏爾禾龍的身長約7公尺,體重估計約4公噸[8]。但目前只發現分散的骨頭,因此難以重建生前的全貌[1]。與其他劍龍科相比,烏爾禾龍的背部骨板較圓、較平坦[2]。但Susannah Maidment等人認為這些骨板曾遭到外力改變形狀,因此無法確定其生前形狀。平坦烏爾禾龍的腸骨明顯地向前、呈喇叭狀,顯示牠們有非常寬廣的腹部。尾巴神經棘非常長。
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^K. Carpenter, 2010, "Species concept in North American stegosaurs", Swiss Journal of Geosciences103(2): 155-162
^Paul, G.S., 2010, The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, Princeton University Press p. 224
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