Iguanodon reconstruction. Drawing by the British palaeontologist Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) of the skeleton of an Iguanodon dinosaur. Gideon mistakenl

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Iguanodon reconstruction. Drawing by the British palaeontologist Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) of the skeleton of an Iguanodon dinosaur. Gideon mistakenly placed the spike-like thumb on the nose, thinking it was a horn. This misunderstanding persisted for many years.

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