EasyIguanodon
Iguanodon bernissartensis
ig-WHA-noh-don· “iguana tooth”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Iguanodontidae
10 m
Length
3 m
Height
4 t
Weight
One of the very first dinosaurs ever named, famous for the sharp thumb spikes it used like daggers. Dozens of complete skeletons were found together deep in a Belgian coal mine.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~126–122 million years ago
Found in
Belgium
Discovered
Gideon Mantell, 1825
Did you know?
- Early scientists thought its thumb spike was a horn on its nose.
- It was only the second creature ever called a 'dinosaur'.
- It could grip branches with a bendy little finger.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.