LegendaryMuttaburrasaurus
Muttaburrasaurus langdoni
MUH-tah-BUH-rah-SORE-us· “Muttaburra lizard”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Iguanodontidae
8 m
Length
3 m
Height
2.8 t
Weight
One of Australia's most complete dinosaurs, a big plant-eater with a strange hollow bump on its snout that may have been used to make loud honking calls.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~112–99 million years ago
Found in
Australia
Discovered
Alan Bartholomai, 1981
Did you know?
- It is one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons ever found in Australia.
- A hollow bump on its snout may have amplified its calls.
- It could walk on two legs or four while browsing plants.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.