Very HardCamptosaurus
Camptosaurus dispar
KAMP-toh-SORE-us· “bent lizard”
🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Iguanodontidae
6 m
Length
2 m
Height
900 kg
Weight
A sturdy plant-eater with a horny beak that could walk on two legs or drop to all fours to feed. It was an early relative of the famous Iguanodon.
When
Late Jurassic, ~155–145 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Othniel Charles Marsh, 1885
Did you know?
- It was a close relative and forerunner of Iguanodon.
- It could switch between walking on two legs and four.
- It cropped plants with a toothless beak and chewed with cheek teeth.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.