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Were iguanodons nocternal

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Most dinosaurs, including Iguanodon, didn't show signs of large eye sockets or other adaptations that would assist in a noctournal lifestyle. However, like many large herbivores today, Iguanodon may have spent most of the 24 hour day feeding to supply itself with enough energy. If so, they would have eaten during the whole day and much of the night.

Some small dinosaurs, such as the carnivorous Troodon and the herbivorous Leaellynasaura, did have very large eyes and thus probably had excellent night vision. In the case of Troodon, this means they may have been noctournal. For Leaellynasaura, the adaptation is probably what allowed them to see during the dark winter in Antarctica.

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12y ago

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