Dinosauria›Ornithischia
Iguanodon Iguanodon bernissartensis Boulenger 1881
/ɪˈɡwɑːnədɒn/
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 145.1–119.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Countries
Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, France
Regions
Valenciana · England · Niedersachsen · Nordrhein-Westphalen
Formations
Arcillas de Morella · Wessex · Capas Rojas · Bückeberg
Dig sites
21
distinct collections
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 is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Valenciana, Spain and elsewhere. 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%
well attested
Based on 23 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Iguanodon bernissartensis sits in deep time
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 pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.