Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Vectisaurus

- Other Names: Iguanodon
- Pronunciation: VEK-tuh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Spike Lizard, or Isle of Wight Lizard
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Ornithopoda
- Infraorder: Iguanodontia
- Family: Iguanodontidae
- Height: 5 feet (1.5 meters)
- Length: 13.5 feet (4.1 meters)
- Period: Early Cretaceous
- Description: Herbivore, Bipedaly
- Notes: Found in Isle of Wight, England, Vectisaurus is similar toIguanodon, although it had taller spines jutting from its backbone.