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Iguanodon

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Iguanodon

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Ornithischia Suborder: Ornithopoda Family: Iguanodontidae Genus: Iguanodon
Species
Iguanodon anglicus Iguanodon atherfieldensis Iguanodon bernissartensis Iguanodon dawsoni Iguanodon fittoni Iguanodon hoggi Iguanodon lakotaensis

Iguanodonts are dinosaurs that belong to a taxonomic group known as Ornithopods. The name ornithopoda means bird footed. All ornithopods walk on two legs (bipedal) and are plant eaters (herbivores). They are also characterized as having horny beaks.

The most prominent member of the is Iguanodonts is the Iguanodon. Iguanodons were about 30-foot-long and weighed 4 to 5 tons. They had a flat, stiff tail and its legs were much larger than its arms. Iguanodons had three-toed hind feet with hoof-like claws, and hands with four fingers plus a cone-shaped thumb spike. The thumb spikes may have been used for defense or obtaining food.