Iguanodon was a large, bulky herbivore that lived in the early Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago. It was discovered in 1822 by Gideon and Mary Ann Mantell and was the second dinosaur formally named after Megalosaurus. The name Iguanodon means \"Iguana Tooth\" because its teeth resembled those of today's iguanas. They grew about 12 meters long and weighed about 3.5 tons like a pickup truck. Even at this immense size, however, they could still run about 14 miles per hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It belonged to a giant plant-eating reptile; it had a very long little finger that it used to pick up food. They also ate fruit or seeds. Iguanodon had spikes on the top to help them stab food or to protect themselves from predators. They walked on four or two legs as their arms were only 25% shorter than their legs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, its thumb barbs were attractive to females during mating season. It had a thin skull and a long tail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossils had been found in Africa and North America, but Iguanodons lived in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the movie, Godzilla, the Iguanodon was one of the three dinosaurs (Tyrannosaurus rex and Stegosaurus) that inspired its appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iguanodon has a thumb tip that was believed to stab food and a defense mechanism against predators.\u00a0
Iguanodon was a plant eating dinosaur or herbivore, eating plants, fruits and seeds to survive during the Late Cretaceous period.
Iguanodons live in the forests of Europe, they are generally found on beaches, plains, forests, mountains, deserts and swamps.\u00a0
Iguanodon can run approximately 24 km\/h, especially when chased by predators.\u00a0
As Iguanodon are plant-eating dinosaurs, they ate leaves, fruits, seeds or early flowering plants.\u00a0
Maybe yes, Iguanodon belongs to the Ornithischians and seemed to have supposed feathers that were very simple compared to those of theropods and birds.