London: In 2013, the bones of a 125-million-year-old dinosaur discovered in England, but not yet identified, have recently been identified as Comptonatus chasei, a plant-eating dinosaur.
The dinosaur skeleton was found in the rocks of Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, but scientists did not know anything about it at the time.
The skeleton, along with a total of 149 bones, is believed to be the most complete dinosaur found in Britain in the last 100 years.
The dinosaur Comptonatus chasei was named after Nick Chase, a fossil researcher who found the bones.
“This is a truly remarkable find,” said University of Portsmouth student Jeremy Lockwood, Ph.D., who was involved in the excavation.
“It helps us understand more about the different types of dinosaurs that lived in England in the Early Cretaceous,” he added.
