A reconstruction of the iguanodontian dinosaur Paludohadros proudlovii walking through mud along the edge of a shallow body of water. In the distance, the large predatory dinosaur Baryonyx can be seen. (Guilherme Gehr via SWNS)
A dinosaur that lived in Britain 125 million years ago has been identified as a new species 25 years after it was unearthed.
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One of the bones found in England in 2001. (Guilherme Gehr via SWNS)
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In situ skull bones. (Tim Burgess / Wienerberger Ltd via SWNS)
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Some of the Paludohadros proudlovii fossils. (Guilherme Gehr via SWNS)
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The Paludohadros proudlovii, of which some remains are shown here, was about the size of a modern-day rhino. (Guilherme Gehr via SWNS)
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