Muttaburrasaurus

Muttaburrasaurus was a large four-legged ornithopod herbivorous dinosaur genus that was capable of rearing onto two legs. It was similar to Iguanodon in that its three middle fingers were joined together into a hoof-like pad for walking on. It is known from one partial skeleton found at Muttaburra, Queensland, Australia, which also provides the creature's name.

Muttaburrasaurus had very powerful jaws equipped with shearing teeth. These were probably an adaptation for eating tough vegetation such as cycads. It also had an enlarged, hollow, upward-bulging muzzle that might have been used to produce distinctive calls or for display purposes. However, as no fossilised nasal tissue has been found, this remains conjectural.

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