Iguanodon

Iguanodon
Scientific name
Iguanodon bernissartensis
Type		Multi-part
Period(s)		Early Cretaceous
Length		32.8 feet (10 meters)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Name in other languages  イグアノドン  禽龙  Iguanodon  Iguanodonte  Iguanodonte  Игуанодон  이구아노돈  禽龍  Iguanodon  Iguanodonte  Iguanodon  Iguanodon

The Iguanodon is a three-part fossil in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World that appears in all subsequent games.

At the museum

In Wild World

"Hooooo! Indeed, hootie hoo! I couldn't possibly be more enthused! Hoo hoo! The iguanodon holds the distinction of being the first dinosaur ever found! Until this beast was found, we were unaware that dinosaurs even existed, wot! One wonders if the first iguanodon tooth found was thought to be an iguana's! Ah. Hoo, terribly sorry. I went on a tangent again, didn't I? Hoo, sorry!"

In City Folk

"The spikes that look like spears are characteristic of the iguanodon, eh wot? When it was first found, it was actually thought to be a giant iguana because of the shape of its teeth. Indeed, that's how it got its name. It was also thought that it would fight off predators with its spikes... Any way one slices it, all signs point to this beast being one mobile, tough, herbivorous dinosaur!"

In New Leaf

After donating the final part of the fossil in New Leaf, its plaque in the museum will read:

"The iguanodon is so named because it was mistakenly believed to be a large iguana. An herbivore, it is famous for its spikelike thumb claws, which seem somewhat odd on a nonpredator. Supposedly it would run on two legs but would use all four when it was just walking at its leisure."

In New Horizons

"Ah, that graceful ballerina of the Cretaceous, the Iguanodon! When I say it was graceful, I mean by the...ahem...rather low bar set by other large herbivores. Apparently it would nimbly dodge the attacks of predators and fight back with its thumb claws! It could even walk on two legs when it wanted to! Er...truly it was the most elegant and lithe of dinosaurs."

As an item

In Wild World

Iguanodon skull
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Old-school
Size

Iguanodon torso
Sell price	3,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Old-school
Size

Iguanodon tail
Sell price	3,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Old-school
Size

In City Folk

Iguanodon skull
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Retro
Size

Iguanodon torso
Sell price	3,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Retro
Size

Iguanodon tail
Sell price	3,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Retro
Size

In New Leaf

Iguanodon skull
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Quirky
Size

Iguanodon torso
Sell price	3,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Quirky
Size

Iguanodon tail
Sell price	3,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Theme	Quirky
Size

In New Horizons

Iguanodon skull
Interactable	No
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Iguanodon torso
Interactable	No
Sell price	3,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Iguanodon tail
Interactable	No
Sell price	3,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Real-world information

Iguanodon was an herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur which lived in Europe. It is one of the first named genera of dinosaur, described by Gideon Mantell in 1824 and named by Friedrich Holl in 1829. While multiple species ranging from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous have historically been classified as Iguanodon, reclassification efforts during the 21st century limited the genus to only two species living 126-122 million years ago in the Early Cretaceous. It was up to 10 meters long, weighed 3 tons, and sported a beak with iguana-like teeth (hence the name). Its most notable anatomical feature was a thumb spike, which Mantell originally misinterpreted as a horn on the nose.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.