Iguanodon: quick facts

Iguanodon is one first dinosaurs to be named and described, the other two being Megalosaurus and Hylaeosaurus. It receivedits name from the fact that it had teeth resembling those of modernIguana liza

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Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.