Dinosaur
Tenontosaurus
One of its species, Tenontosaurus dossi, is known from a few specimens from Texas.
Tenontosaurus's tail was long, wide, and reinforced by tendons that had become bony structures.
Three stages. One companion.
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Tenontosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Iguanodontia
- Iguanodontians
- Fossil locations
- Texas
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Tenontosaurus
It had an especially long and wide tail. A network of ossified tendons reinforced the tail and back; Two species have been recognized from different sets of fossils.
One of its species, Tenontosaurus dossi, is known from a few specimens from Texas. Tendons can also be part of the fossil information. In this animal they help to understand the construction of the back and a tail that is especially important in its silhouette.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Iguanodontia
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