ALL ABOUT DINOSAURS!
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| NAME: | Meaning - Iguanodon means "Iguana tooth" Pronounced - ig-WAHN-oh-don Named By - Gideon Mantell When Named - 1825 |
| DIET: | Herbivore (plant-eater) - Iguanodon probably ate cycads, conifers, and ginkgos |
| SIZE: | Length - 20-33 ft (6-10 m) long Height - 9 ft (2.7 m) tall at the hips Weight - 4-5 tons |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Cretaceous period, about 135-125 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in Europe (in England, Belgium, and Germany), northern Africa, and the USA. |
| FOSSILS: | Teeth and a few bones of Iguanodon were found in 1822, (perhaps by Gideon Mantell's wife, Mrs Mary Mantell) in Sussex, (southern) England. Hundreds of Iguanodon fossils have been found since then. |
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Iguanodon was the second dinosaur that was scientifically named. This dinosaur had a hard, conical spike on each thumb. |
| LINKS: | A detailed page on Iguanodon. |
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