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about 33 feet. It will be seen from this figure that 

 the creature habitually walked on its hind legs, doubt- 

 less partly supported by its powerful tail, in a bird- 

 like attitude. The fore limbs were considerably shorter 

 than the hind ones ; and the hands were extremely 

 powerful, and probably served to assist the creature in 



FIG. 33. Restoration of the skeleton of the Iguanodon. About one-seventy-fifth 

 the natural size. 



bringing to its mouth the leaves and fruits upon which 

 we may assume it subsisted. There was a long series 

 of teeth, similar to the one represented in Fig. 32, on 

 the sides of both jaws; but the muzzle was quite 

 toothless, and may perhaps have been sheathed in 

 horn, like the beak of turtles. The extreme shortness 

 of the fore limbs is of itself sufficient to indicate that 



