Iguanodontidae (Noun)
Meaning
Iguanodons.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Iguanodontidae was a family of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous period in what is now North America.
- The Iguanodontidae family has garnered significant attention due to discoveries of well-preserved fossils in Europe and Asia.
- Iguanodontidae was characterized by distinctive thumb spikes that were thought to have multiple uses, including defense and gathering plant material.
- One of the most well-known members of the Iguanodontidae family is Iguanodon itself, a massive herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period.
- The name Iguanodontidae is derived from the Iguanodon, a species whose discovery led to further research into the Iguanodontidae family and its characteristics.