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Way back in 1676, Robert Plot, the curator of an English museum, described and drew a thigh bone that he believed belonged to a giant man. Although that fossil disappeared without a trace, the surviving illustration suggests that it may well have been part of a "Megalosaurus." Later, in 1822, large teeth discovered in England by Mary Ann Mantell and her husband, Gideon, were thought to be the remains of a huge and extinct iguana. It wasn't until 1841 that British scientist Richard Owen came to realize that such fossils were distinct from the teeth or bones of any living creature. The ancient animals were so different, in fact, that they deserved their own name. So Owen dubbed the group "Dinosauria," which means "terrible lizards."
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∙ 12y agoIguanadon was the second dinosaur to be officially named 1822. Megalosaurus was the first 1676.
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∙ 13y agoProbably the Igaunadon, being found in 1812.
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∙ 11y agothe Igonadon (sorry if thats spelled wrong)
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∙ 12y agoPeople have been finding dinosaur bones since the dawn of man, but the very first dinosaur given a name was Megalosaurus bucklandii.
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∙ 15y agothe megalosaurus
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∙ 13y agomeglosaurus
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∙ 13y agoiguanadon
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Who discovered Utah's first dinosaur bones?
Earl Douglass discovered utah's first dinosaur
What is a shandodon?
A Shandodon is a mythical dinosaur that has evolved and is the most clever dinosaur ever discovered!
What is the tallest dinosar?
The tallest dinosaur ever discovered is a Sauroposeidon.However, this is not the longest or most massive dinosaur.
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What was the first ever dinosaur?
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What were the smallest and biggest dinosaurs?
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What was the second dinosaur discovered?
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When and where was the first dinosaur discovered in Antarctica?
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What was the first dinosaur discovered in NJ?
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