Iguanacolossus Iguanacolossus

"iguana colossus"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Iguanacolossus 9 m (29.5 ft) long
6 people holding hands
Length
9 m (29.5 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (139–134.6 Mya)
Place
North America · Utah, USA
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Iguanacolossus (meaning “iguana colossus” or “colossal iguana”) is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Early Cretaceous period. It is known from UMNH VP 20205, the associated holotype with a large partial skeleton of a single individual.

What we know

  • Named by McDonald et al., 2010.
  • Body length estimated at about 9 m.
  • Fossils found in North America and Utah, USA.