Kingdom Animalia Clade Dinosauria Suborder †Ornithopoda Scientific name Iguanodontidae Rank Family | Phylum Chordata Order †Ornithischia Superfamily †Iguanodontoidea Higher classification Iguanodontoidea | |
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Lower classifications Iguanodon, Ouranosaurus, Tenontosaurus, Lurdusaurus, Fukuisaurus | ||
Iguanodontidae is a family of iguanodontians belonging to Styracosterna, a derived clade of the iguanodont group Ankylopollexia. In the past, Iguanodontidae became a repository for any ornithopod that did not belong in either Camptosauridae, Hadrosauridae or Hypsilophodontidae. However, a number of studies demonstrated that Iguanodontidae as traditionally defined is paraphyletic with respect to Hadrosauridae. Nevertheless, a handful of recent cladistic analyses have found support for a monophyletic Iguanodontidae consisting of a handful of taxa, including Barilium, Bolong, Iguanodon, Jinzhousaurus, Mantellisaurus, Ouranosaurus, and Proa.
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