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Brighstoneus simmondsi, a new Iguanodontian from the Isle of Wight
The exciting news comes shortly after the the description of two new Spinosaurids from the same Isle. Just like the case of the Spinosaurids, the bones were located in a museum collection, where they were identified as belonging to an other species. Jeremy Lockwood, PhD student and lead author of the description goes as far as saying it’s a new ‘golden age’ and the start of ‘a new renaissance’ for British palaeontology. The new dinosaur is a close relative to the famous Iguanodon and Mantellisaurus, both also found at the Isle of Wight. There are a few substanial differences between...