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Scientists once put Iguanodon’s thumb spike on its nose

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Early paleontology was essentially just a highly unscientific guessing game. When scientists first dug up the bizarre, conical thumb spikes of the Iguanodon, they completely panicked and glued them straight onto the creature's nose, creating a goofy reptilian unicorn for several decades.

Scientists once put Iguanodon’s thumb spike on its nose
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