Tag: Isle of Wight
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Amazing Discovery: Fossil Collector Unearths the Most Complete Dinosaur in the UK Since 1923
An artist’s impression of the dinosaur. Credit: John Sibbick SciTechDaily has a story about a new dinosaur found on the Isle of Wight. The animal, Comptonatus chasei, lived about 125 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. It was found by fossil collector Nick Chase and named for him. Nick has tragically died of cancer. The…
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Isle of Wight: Enormous fossil ammonite dug out from boulder
The BBC has a story about the discovery of an enormous ammonite.
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Paleontologists Unearth New Species of Iguanodontian Dinosaur
SciNews has a story about a newly-identified dinosaur. Named Brightstoneus simmondsi, the animal lived about 127 million years ago during the early Cretaceous Period in what is now the Isle of Wight. It weighted about 900 kg (1980 lbs) and measured about 8 meters (26 feet) long. The description was published in the journal Systematic…
