Iguanodon

Iguanodon bernissartensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Iguanodontia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Subsectio: Ornithodira Superordo: Dinosauria Ordo: †Ornithischia Infraordo: Ornithopoda Parvordo: Iguanodontia

Genus: Iguanodon
Species: I. 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