Muttaburrasaurus

Muttaburrasaurus,
A solid, muscular herbivore, distantly related to Iguanadon and distinguished by an enlarged snout that might have been used to produce a distinctive call. Able to migrate in and out of the Antarctic Circle to exploit summer growth.

Evidence,
One partial skeleton found 500 miles (800 kilomters)
north of Melbourne, near Muttaburra in Queensland.

Size,
Could be as much as 30 feet (9 meters) long and about 6.5 feet (2 meters) at the hip. Browsed at anything up to 16 feet (5 meters) and weighed about 3-4 tons.

Diet,
Big enough to tackle most plants, (example) cycads, ferns, and conifers.

Time,
Around 110 million years ago, Cretaceous period.

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