Remains of Europe's largest ever predator dinosaur have been discovered on the Isle of Wight.
Remains of Europe's largest ever predator dinosaur have been found
Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton have identified the remains of the creature - which measured more than 32 feet and lived 125 million years ago.
The prehistoric bones belonged to a two-legged, crocodile-faced, predatory spinosaurid dinosaur and the carnivore has been dubbed the "white rock spinosaurid" after the geological layer in which the remains were found.
PhD student Chris Barker, who led the research, told the BBC: "This was a huge animal, exceeding 10m in length and probably several tonnes in weight.
"Judging from some of the dimensions, it appears to represent one of the largest predatory dinosaurs ever found in Europe - maybe even the biggest yet known."
The research's co-author Darren Naish added: "Because it is only known from fragments at the moment, we haven't given it a formal scientific name. We hope that additional remains will turn up in time."