Iguanodon
genus · Mantell 1825 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 133 fossil sites · 28 formations · 10 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
154.8–66 million years ago
Found where
10 countries
28 rock formations
Fossil record
133 sites
20 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 89 million years, from 154.8 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Iguanodon was named in 1825 (Mantell 1825) — 201 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 10 countries and 28 named rock formations.
- 20 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).