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Silhouette of Iguanodon bernissartensis

Iguanodon Iguanodon bernissartensis Boulenger 1881

/ɪˈɡwɑːnədɒn/
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 145.1–119.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Iguanodon bernissartensis is an ornithopod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 145.1–119.6 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Boulenger 1881. The species is represented by 23 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~60%
confidence from occurrence count
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 23 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Iguanodon bernissartensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Iguanodon
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Iguanodon bernissartensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus bucklandii
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predator–prey
Microraptor
Microraptor zhaoianus
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predator–prey
Cathayornis
Cathayornis yandica
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coexisted–with
Malawisaurus
Malawisaurus dixeyi
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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coexisted–with
Ornithopsis
Ornithopsis hulkei
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same–clade
Tietasaura
Tietasaura derbyiana
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same–clade
Mantellisaurus
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
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