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A previously unknown species of plant-eating dinosaur roamed on an island off the south coast of England around 125 million years ago, new research has found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dinosaur would have been the size of a large American bison and weighed around a ton, according to Jeremy Lockwood, a doctoral researcher at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom and lead author of a study on the prehistoric creature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fossilized footprints found near the skeleton show the dinosaur was probably a herding animal, Lockwood said, adding: \u201cPossibly large herds of these dinosaurs may have been thundering around if spooked by predators on the floodplains over 120 million years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dinosaur fossil, comprising 149 bones, was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 2013 and is the most complete skeleton found in the UK in more than a century, the research published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bones were found by avid local fossil collector Nick Chase, who died of cancer in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNick had a phenomenal nose for finding dinosaur bones \u2013 he really was a modern-day Mary Anning,\u201d Lockwood said, alluding to the famous 19th-century paleontologist, in a news release. \u201cHe collected fossils daily in all weathers and donated them to museums. I was hoping we\u2019d spend our dotage collecting together as we were of similar ages, but sadly that wasn\u2019t to be the case.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new dinosaur species has been named Comptonatus chasei after Chase and the location where he found the skeleton, Compton Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The researchers were able to determine the skeleton belonged to a new dinosaur species because of unique features, such as its jaw and particularly large pubic hip bone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lockwood described the discovery as \u201ca remarkable find,\u201d explaining: \u201cIt helps us understand more about the different types of dinosaurs that lived in England in the Early Cretaceous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike Greenslade, general manager of the conservation charity National Trust on the Isle of Wight, praised the \u201cextraordinary discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFinding the most complete dinosaur in the UK in a century not only showcases the island\u2019s palaeontological significance but also underscores the importance of preserving our landscapes for future generations to explore and learn from,\u201d Greenslade said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNick Chase\u2019s remarkable find and Jeremy Lockwood\u2019s dedicated research are a testament to the incredible history waiting to be uncovered here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n