Iguanodon and Dr. Gideon Mantell
A strange, toothlike rock uncovered by amateur fossil hunters turned out to be a breakthrough discovery for 18th-century paleontology. Dr. Mantell and his wife brought a peculiar rock they'd found near their home to the attention of scientists and museum experts. This started the Mantells on a winding trail of clues and theories that led to the discovery of iguanodon.
