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Iguanodon legA model cross section of an Iguanodon leg showing the bones, muscles and foot. The Iguanodon was a mainly a bipedal dinosaur. It required large upper thigh muscles for balance and support
Polacanthus fossilsFossils of the bony plates which were located on the hip area of the dinosaur, Polacanthus. This dinosaur was from the family of armoured dinosaurs called Ankylosaurs
Edmontosaurus ankle & footThe fossil ankle and foot bones of Edmontosaurus prepared for an exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London
Tuojiangosaurus; Chinese dinosaur skeletonTuojiangosaurus was herbivorous and had armour plates similar to those of the famous Stegosaurus. It lived about 150 million years ago and was 7 metres long and 2 metres high
Geology Department preparators shop, 1934This photograph shows Louis Parsons preparing a skeleton of the plant-eating dinosaur Hypsilophodon, for display at the Natural History Museum, London
Polacanthus skin noduleThese nodules were mixed in with the overlapping plates on Polacanthus skin similar to those in modern reptiles. Polacanthus lived 132 to 100 million years ago during the lower Cretaceous period
Protoceratops
EdmontosaurusFossil jaw that once belonged to Edmonotosaurus. It shows the interlocking teeth which formed a grating surface for eating tough vegetation
HypsilophodonA model of Hypsilophodon, a Lower Cretaceous period dinosaur, living 125 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in England and Spain, being first described by Huxley in 1869
Hypsilophodon skeletonA mounted skeleton of the dinosaur Hypsilophodon, whose name meand high-ridge tooth. This specimen that dates back to 125 million years ago was discovered in England
Protoceratops embryo
Paranthodon africanusA fossil of a section of left maxilla that once belonged to the dinosaur Paranthodon africanus
Dryosaurus femur & vertebraRight femur, length 196 mm, and caudal vertebra from a dryosaurus which lived during the Upper Jurassic, 155 to 140 million years ago in present day Tanzania, East africa
Stegosaurus skullA cast of a fossil skull that belonged to Stegosaurus stenops, an Upper Jurassic dinosaur that lived 155 to 144 million years ago. The original fossil was discovered in the USA
Iguanodon teethSome original Iguanodon teeth found by Dr. and Mrs. Mantell. The tooth on the right is 5.3cm long as preserved
Iguanodon brainA partial skull that contains a natural mould (endocast) of the interior of the skull where the brain would sit. This is a representation of the external shape of the Iguanodon brain
Iguanodon thumb spikeA fossil thumb spike that once belonged to Iguanodon, a herbivorous dinosaur that lived 140 to 110 million years ago. It is though to have used its sharp ended thumb to defend itself against predators
Iguanodon metatarsalA 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
Iguanodon footThe right foot of a very large Iguanodon. Some of the toe joints have small frills of bony overgrowth, showing that the dinosaur was suffering from arthritis
Iguanodon handFossil remains of a hand that once belonged to the herbivorous dinosaur, Iguanodon. Notice the very sharpe spike like thumb which is thought to have been used for defending itself against predators
Echinocactus gibbosus, chin cactusTriceratops teeth worked together like scissor blades to cut up tough plants. The smooth vertical surface on the right of this tooth is the worn cutting blade
