Iguanodontidae

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Iguanodontidae (order Ornithischia, suborder Ornithopoda) A family of JurassicCretaceous, bipedal dinosaurs whose best-known representative is Iguanodon, remains of which have been found in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Iguanodontidae

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Iguanodontidae JurassicCretaceous family of bipedal (ornithopod), ornithischian dinosaurs, whose best-known representative is Iguanodon, remains of which have been found in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

iguanodon

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i·guan·o·don / iˈgwänəˌdän/ • n. a large, partly bipedal, herbivorous dinosaur (genus Iguanodon) of the early to mid Cretaceous period, with a broad, stiff tail and the thumb developed into a spike.DERIVATIVES: i·guan·o·dont / -ˌdänt/ adj.