Superb Iguanodont Dinosaur Hoof

Description: This is a fine manual ungual (hand claw) from an Iguanodont once called Iguanodon orientalis, a species named almost 60 years ago.. It is quite similar to the better known species of Iguanodon found in Europe. Some 30 years ago a number of specimens were found in Mongolia which were assigned a new name Altirhinus (high nose) kurzanovi. Like Iguanodon, these had the same 5 fingered hand with thumb spike (see photo from the Natural History Museum in London) with the 3 central fingers ending in hooves. These fingers were thought to bear the weight when the creature moved about on all fours. Regardless of what you choose to call it, this is a fine example of a hand claw of this unusual dinosaur.