Iguanodont

2023-07-18 Snargl 0 minute 0 second

What kind of animal is Iguanodont?

Iguanodont is a type of herbivorous dinosaur that lived from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous periods.
It had large thumb spikes that it may have used for defense, and long fifth fingers that it could use to grab food.
It was one of the first dinosaurs to be discovered and named, and it is related to the duck-billed dinosaurs.
Iguanodont was a big and bulky animal, reaching up to 11 meters in length and 4.5 tons in weight.

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What is the animal Iguanodont known for?

Iguanodon is a genus of iguanodontian dinosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous period.
It was one of the first dinosaurs to be named and studied, and it gave its name to the group Iguanodontia.
Some distinctive features of Iguanodon are its large thumb spikes, which may have been used for defense or foraging, and its long fifth fingers, which could grasp food or objects.
Iguanodon was a large and bulky herbivore, measuring up to 11 meters (36 feet) in length and 4.5 metric tons (5.0 short tons) in weight.

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Where does the Iguanodont live?

The Iguanodont was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods.
It was found as fossils in a wide area of Europe.
The most well-known and widespread species of Iguanodont was I.bernissartensis, which was based on complete skeletons discovered in Belgium.
This species lived in the Barremian to early Aptian ages of the Early Cretaceous, between about 126 and 122 million years ago, in Belgium, Germany, England, and Spain.
Another species, I.galvensis, was named in 2015, based on fossils found in the Iberian Peninsula.

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What does the Iguanodont look like?

Some distinctive features of the Iguanodont were its large thumb spikes, which were possibly used for defense against predators, and its long prehensile fifth fingers, which could grasp and manipulate food.

It also had a horny beak and rows of teeth that were constantly replaced, adapted for chewing tough plant matter.

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