Lurdusaurus (PNSO)5 (1)
Hailing from the Elrhaz Formation of Niger, Africa, Lurdusaurus, the “heavy lizard,” is one of the more unusual members of the iguanodont family. While it did possess the signature thumb spikes, it also had a rather long neck and a very chunky build. Paleontologist Thomas Holtz has suggested that it was the Early Cretaceous equivalent of a hippopotamus, ambling along...