Comptonatus chasei, a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, southern England

Published in Journal of Systematic Palaeontology · View the paper (DOI)

Scientists have discovered a new genus and species of dinosaur, Comptonatus chasei, which is the most complete dinosaur found in the UK in a century. The specimen, around 125 million years old, has a unique pubic hip bone and was named after Nick Chase, a fossil collector who found it.

Comptonatus chasei, a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, southern England

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