Iguanodon

Iguanodon sp.

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Cladus: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crocopoda
Cladus: Archosauriformes
Cladus: Eucrocopoda
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: †Ornithischia
Cladus: †Genasauria
Cladus: †Neornithischia
Cladus: †Cerapoda
Subordo: †Ornithopoda
Cladus: †Iguanodontia
Genus: †Iguanodon
Species: Iguanodon bernissartensis …

Name

Iguanodon Mantell, 1825 [placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by ICZN (2000: 61)] [source: ICZN (2000: 61)]

Gender: masculine [source: ICZN (2000: 61)]

Type species: Iguanodon bernissartensis Boulenger in Beneden, 1881, by designation under the plenary power by ICZN (2000: 61) [source: ICZN (2000: 61)]

Synonyms

• Iguanosaurus Ritgen, 1825

References

Primary references

• ICZN 2000. OPINION 1947. Iguanodon Mantell, 1825 (Reptilia, Ornithischia): Iguanodon bernissartensis Boulenger in Beneden, 1881 designated as the type species, and a lectotype designated. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 57: 61–62. Internet Archive BHL BioStor

Additional references

• Weishampel, D.B. & Bjork, P.R. 1989. The first indisputable remains of Iguanodon (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from North America: Iguanodon lakotaensis, sp. nov. Journal of vertebrate paleontology 9: 56–66. JSTOR PDF.

Links

• ION search for Iguanodon
• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Iguanodon
• The Paleobiology Database

Vernacular names

• español: Iguanodonte
• עברית: איגואנדון
• 日本語: イグアノドン
• ქართული: იგუანოდონი
• Türkçe: İguana dinozor
• українська: Ігуанодон
• 中文: 禽龙