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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Cetiosaurus brevis, Streptospondylus major
Etymology:
'Iguana tooth'
Pronunciation:
ig-WAHN-oh-don
DISCOVERY
Iguanodon anglicus
was discovered by Holl in 1829 in the Wealden of West Sussex, England
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
140.2 - 136.4 mya
Length: 9 m Weight: 3 - 3.5 ton Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Ornithischia
Sub-order:
Cerapoda
Infra-order:
Ornithopoda
Family:
Iguanodontoidea
Genus:
Iguanodon
Species:
anglicus
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Iguanodon anglicus
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The first Iguanodon to be properly described. It is only known from teeth and very fragmentary postcranial material.
It was first thought that the thumspike of Iguanodon was a horn on its nose!
