About Iguanodon
| Scientific Name (Genus) | Iguanodon |
| Meaning of Name |
Iguana tooth
iguana (iguana) [Spanish] - odōn (tooth) [Greek] |
| Classification | Ornithischia, Ornithopoda (Iguanodontia) |
| Total Length | Approx. 6 - 10m |
| Diet | Herbivorous |
| Period | Early Cretaceous |
| Species | Iguanodon bernissartensis |
| Year of Paper Publication | 1825 |
| Genus Name Publication |
Notice on the Iguanodon, a newly discovered fossil reptile, from the sandstone of Tilgate forest, in Sussex.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 115 by Mantell, Gideon A. 1825. |
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