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Crystal Palace Park

As a bonus I’ll include the Crystal Palace Park dinosaur statues mentioned here, from the 1850’s.

Megalosaurus

Megalosaurus

Here is the Crystal Palace statue of Megalosaurus. Note that scientists at that time had yet to find good remains of theropods, so they didn’t know they were bipedal. The hump over its shoulder is probably elongated back spines from another, separate dinosaur.

Iguanodon

Iguanodon

This is the Crystal Palace statue of Iguanodon. It too was interpreted as strictly quadrupedal and kind of elephant or rhino-like. Note the small nasal horn, which was actually affixed to the hands, being a modified thumb bone.

Hylaeosaurus

Hylaeosaurus

Lastly, the statue of Hylaeosaurus at Crystal Palace. Its dermal armor was interpreted as a row of spines running down the center of its back. Most of its spinier armor would’ve been situated along its sides or neck like in the main photo I posted of it. Ankylosaurs as a grew weren’t yet known.