Iguanodon metatarsal


A fossil metatarsal (the long bone of the foot) that once belonged to the herbivorous bipedal dinosaur, Iguanodon. The rough patches are where the muscles and tendons were attached to the bone.


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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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