The Iguanodon is the 19th Dinosaur obtained in the Mesozoic Valley Bubble Universe, which can generate Fossil. (Unlocked at Rank 30, branching off of Ornithischia)
Description[]
"Iguanodon was a large, bulky herbivore that walked upright and had long prehensile fingers for foraging food, as well as distinctive thumb spikes for warding off predators."
Traits[]
The rare traits matching this generators type are: Herbivore , Bipedal , Jurassic Age . Iguanodon is also affected by the epic traits: Herd Behavior , Hollow Bones , Feathers , Warm Climate .
| Icon | Name | Description | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thumb Spikes | Iguanodon had a unique spiked protrusion where its thumb would be. Paleontologists hypothesize that these could have been used for combat, or for helping to break open seeds and fruits. | Rank 31 |
|
Changing Posture | Iguanodons' posture changed over its lifetime. Juvenile Iguanodons were primarily bipedal, walking on two legs, while older Iguanodons became more quadrupedal as they grew older and heavier, walking on four legs. | Rank 32 |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Name | Description | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A Nose For Trouble | When the first specimens of Iguanodon were discovered, its famous spiked thumb was originally thought to be a horn that grew out of the dinosaur's nose. Later, more complete remains were discovered, and this assumption was corrected. | 75 Iguanodon |
|
What's Yours Is Mine | At least 38 specimens of Iguanodon were unearthed in 1878 in a coal mine in Belgium. It is believed that this literal mine of dinosaurs was created when a herd of Iguanodons fell down a ravine and drowned sometime in the Cretaceous period. | 200 Iguanodon |
