Tenontosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)

Tenontosaurus is a genus of medium- to large-sized ornithopod dinosaur. It was formerly thought to be a 'hypsilophodont', but since Hypsilophodontia is no longer considered a clade, it is now considered to be a very primitive iguanodont.

Tenontosaurus
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous
Mounted skeleton, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
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Tenontosaurus

Ostrom, 1970
Species
  • T. tilletti Ostrom, 1970 (type)
  • T. dossi Winkler, Murray & Jacobs, 1997