A REAL Welsh dragon!

A REAL Welsh dragon!

A new dinosaur species, dating back 200 million years, has been discovered in Wales.
The fossilised skeleton, described as a cousin of the Tyrannosaurus rex, is believed to be the earliest specimen of a Jurassic era dinosaur to be found in the world.
And while it may not have wings or breathe fire like the country's national symbol, it is the first fossil of a meat-eating theropod dinosaur to be found in Wales.

Described as the 'find of a life-time,' the bones of the unnamed dinosaur were discovered on Lavernock beach near Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan by two fossil-hunting brothers, Nick and Rob Hanigan.
A cliff fall on the beach, caused by storms in the spring of 2014 revealed several loose blocks containing part of the skeleton of the dinosaur, including razor sharp teeth and claws.

The fossilised bones were found spread across five slabs of rock and although some were preserved together in the correct position, others had been scattered and separated by the actions of scavenging fish and sea-urchins.
They were analysed by experts from the universities of Manchester and Portsmouth as well as the National Museum Wales who concluded the dinosaur lived at the very earliest part of the Jurassic period, 201 million years ago.

WALKING WITH WELSH DINOSAURS
The unnamed skeleton found near Penarth is the first fossil of a meat-eating theropod dinosaur to be found in Wales.
Dr John Nudds, senior lecturer in palaeontology at The University of Manchester said: 'It is very rare to find this type of dinosaur at all and never before in Wales.
'In fact it is only the second dinosaur ever found in Wales.
However, the area is home to perfectly preserved footprints made by dinosaurs 200 million years ago.
They lie between Barry and Sully on the South Wales coast and include prints believed to have been left by three-toed meat-eating theropod dinosaurs, that walked on their hind legs.
The recently discovered skeleton is further proof that fierce theropods roamed the area in the Jurassic.
Some wider four-toed footprints at the footprint site are thought to belong to a plant eating dinosaur which would have walked on all fours.
The footprints were made by some of the earliest dinosaurs in the world and it is possible that ancestoral crocodile-like replies walked among them.
Isolated teeth and bones of other dinosaurs have previously been found in south Wales near Bridgend, Barry and Cowbridge.

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Re: A REAL Welsh dragon!

neat i wonder how the story will develop. often new dinos are just old ones that were malformed but it would be cool to hear of a brand new species.