New genus and species of iguanodont dinosaur named Comptonatus chasei It was explained by PhD student Jeremy Lockwood and colleagues at the University of Portsmouth.
Comptonatus chasei It roamed the Earth during the Early Cretaceous Period, about 125 million years ago.
“The animal would have weighed about a tonne, making it similar in size to a large male American bison,” Lockwood said.
“Evidence from nearby fossil footprints indicates that this dinosaur likely lived in groups, so it’s possible that predators surprised large groups of these heavy dinosaurs on the floodplains more than 120 million years ago.”
Comptonatus chasei was a member of Iguanodontsis a highly successful group of ornithischian dinosaurs that probably appeared during the late Middle Jurassic.
“Comptonatus chasei “This is a fantastic dinosaur specimen – one of the most complete found in the UK in a century,” said Dr Susanna Maidment, a palaeontologist at London’s Natural History Museum.
“This specimen, Brigstone but, Mantellisaurus (Two species of Iguandontian dinosaurs are Comptonatus chasei“Our results indicate the rapid evolution of iguanodontian dinosaurs during this period and help us understand how ecosystems recovered after the presumed end-Jurassic extinction event.”
Fossilized remains Comptonatus chasei What was found was Wessex Layer It was discovered in 2013 on the Isle of Wight by fossil collector Nick Chase.
“Comptonatus chasei “This is one of the most complete iguanodont dinosaurs, including its skull, ever found in the UK,” the palaeontologists said.
In the entire 1900s, only four new species of dinosaur were discovered on the Isle of Wight, but in the past five years eight new species have been named.
“This is a really surprising discovery,” Lockwood said.
“This helps us to better understand the different types of dinosaurs that lived in Britain during the Early Cretaceous period.”
“This adds to recent research showing that Wessex was one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.”
of Investigation result this week, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
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Jeremy A.F. Lockwood others2024. Comptonatus chaseiA new iguanodontid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight in southern England. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 22(1); doi:10.1080/14772019.2024.2346573
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