Binomial Iguanodon bernissartensis · ih-GWAH-noh-don
Early Cretaceous - 126-113 Ma
AI reconstructionIguanodon fossil records in Fossil Atlas are mapped as selected modern discovery locations, with 308 source-backed records currently shown. Europe and North Africa, with selected records from Wealden, Weald Clay, Vectis, and related Early Cretaceous units. Key mapped formations in the current dataset include Wealden , Wealden Group, Oxford Clay Formation, Weald Clay Formation. These pins are fossil record locations, not a complete ancient habitat map.
This remains a specimen profile: the reconstruction, measurements, field account, and evidence sections stay intact. The fossil-map answer is surfaced here so visitors from search can orient themselves before reading the full dossier.
Iguanodon is one of the foundational names in dinosaur science. Fossil Atlas uses selected records from the Wealden and related Early Cretaceous units to build a United Kingdom and European fossil-map path.
Drawn true to scale on a metre ruler.
Length
measured10 m · 33 ft
Largest known specimens
Height
measured3 m (10 ft)
Body mass
estimate3,200 kg · 7,000 lb
Typical adult
Top speed
estimate24 km/h · 15 mph
Modelled, debated
Position of this animal’s known range across 252 million years of the Mesozoic and beyond.
126-113 million years ago
Iguanodon was one of the first dinosaur genera ever named.
Its thumb spike was once misunderstood in early reconstructions.
Its records give Fossil Atlas a strong entry point into British dinosaur history.
Pins show selected fossil records for Iguanodon; use them as modern discovery evidence, not a complete range map. Modern fossil discovery map: pins show where selected fossil and specimen records were found today, not ancient Earth positions. What does this mean?
Specimen evidence
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Iguanodon is represented here by selected fossil records from europe and north africa, with selected records from wealden, weald clay, vectis, and related early cretaceous units. Fossil Atlas maps those records as modern discovery locations.
No. The map shows modern fossil discovery locations from selected records. Ancient habitat and paleogeographic reconstructions are separate questions.
The current Fossil Atlas records include Wealden , Wealden Group. Formation coverage depends on the selected dataset and may not be complete.
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Selected fossil records from PBDB and museum biodiversity aggregators. Source labels and confidence notes help distinguish canonical paleobiology records from specimen-media records.
Reconstruction images are labeled illustrations and do not represent fossil evidence. Size, speed, and bite-force figures are typical published estimates and remain subject to revision as new specimens are described.
Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.
Pins show where fossils were found or reported today, not exact ancient habitat positions.
Artwork is labeled separately from specimen photos, maps, and source records.
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