Iguanodon

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Figure 1: Iguanodon skeleton.

Discover the differences between Louis Dollo's former reconstruction and David Norman's current reconstruction of Iguanodon

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illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

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Figure 1: Iguanodon skeleton.

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Topics

Late Jurassic Epoch Early Cretaceous Epoch iguanodont Camptosaurus

Key People

Mantell, detail of an engraving

Gideon Algernon Mantell

British paleontologist

Quiz

Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

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illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

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Demystified

Three parasaurolophus stand on a rock beach. Pterasaurs fly over head and a small mammal watches the dinosaurs as they meander along the water's edge.

What Happened to the Dinosaurs?