 This specimen was originally assigned to "Iguanodon mantelli" by George Albert Boulenger in 1881, but was in 1986 thought to pertain to "Iguanodon atherfieldensis" by David Bruce Norman.The specimen was assigned to its own genus and species, "Dollodon bampingi", by Gregory S. Paul in 2008.The genus was named after Dollo, who first described the remains, and the specific name was in honour of popular science writer Daniel Bamping, who assisted Paul in his investigations.