Reptilia - Dinosauria - Iguanodontidae
Alternative combination: Iguanodon bernissariensis
Synonym: Iguanodon seelyi Hulke 1882
Full reference: G. A. Boulenger. 1881. Sur l'arc pelvien chez les dinosauriens de Bernissart [On the pelvic arch in the dinosaurs of Bernissart]. Bulletins de L'Académie royale de Belgique, 3eme série 1(5):1-11
Belongs to Iguanodon according to G. S. Paul 2008
Sister taxa: Iguanodon major, Wealdenichnites iguanodontoides, Struthopus schaumburgensis
Type specimens:
- Iguanodon bernissartensis: IRSNB 1534, a skeleton. Its type locality is Sainte-Barbe coal mine, Bernissart, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine - small claystone/bituminous coal in the Sainte-Barbe Clays Formation of Belgium.
- Iguanodon seelyi: Its type locality is Brook Chine, Isle of Wight, which is in a Hauterivian/Aptian terrestrial claystone/claystone in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Average measurements (in mm): coracoid 375.0 x 280.0, femur 1025.0 x 157.5, humerus 804.9 x 127.5, radius 509.6 x 65.0, scapula 944.7 x 15.5, tibia 905.0 x 127.4, ulna 645.0 x 8.0
Estimated body mass: 2.08 tons based on femur length