On Lavernock beach near Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan by two fossil-hunting brothers, Nick and Rob Hanigan have discovered a fossilised skeleton of the dog-sized creature, a theropod dinosaur. The new dinosaur species dates back 200 million years to the earliest Jurassic period.
It is described as a cousin of the giant tyrannosaurus rex and is believed to be the earliest specimen of a Jurassic-era dinosaur ever to walk the Earth. A cliff fall on the beach revealed several loose blocks containing part of the skeleton of the dinosaur, including razor-sharp teeth and claws.
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It is described as a cousin of the giant tyrannosaurus rex and is believed to be the earliest specimen of a Jurassic-era dinosaur ever to walk the Earth. A cliff fall on the beach revealed several loose blocks containing part of the skeleton of the dinosaur, including razor-sharp teeth and claws.
Visiting Wales this summer? Why not download the Lonely Planet Wales travel guide, or choose a chapter.
The phrase ‘good things come in small packages’ may be a cliché, but in the case of Wales it’s undeniably true.
Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Cardiff (Caerdydd), Brecon Beacons, Southeast Wales, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Aberystwyth, Mid-Wales, Anglesey, the North Coast, Swansea, the Gower, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, the Gower, Carmarthenshire, Understand and Survival chapters.
Don’t forget the offer of 3 for 2 books across all formats.
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