Iguanodon, one of the first dinosaurs to be formally named...

This creature's restorations weren’t always perfect, though.See those thumb spikes? They were once thought to be nasal horns, sort of like an iguana's. Very wrong, of course… but A+ for name inspiration.

Iguanodon is also one of the first dinosaurs to be sculpted! The original sculptures can still be seen in Crystal Palace Park in London. The artist behind the sculptures, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, famously hosted an 8-course dinner inside one of the incomplete sculptures on New Years Eve, 1853! How's that for a party?

Reconstructions of this animal have changed dramatically over the years, from a giant, rhinoceros-like reptilian beast to the beautiful animal you see before you. It really makes you wonder, what will paleontologists discover next to fundamentally change the way we view other dinosaurs?