The Wealden Group team carried out a detailed scientific investigation on the Isle of Wight. Most of the dinosaur specimens they found were one of the two dinosaurs of the Iguanodon genus. Among them, the relatively small dinosaur fossil bones were Mantelsaurus. The larger and stronger bones come from Iguanodon.
When the team led by Dr. Jeremy Lockwood inspected the specimen, he found several unique features that distinguished it from these other dinosaurs. Dr. Lockwood said: “To me, the number of teeth is a sign. Mantellisaurus has 23 or 24, but this one has 28. It also has a bulbous nose, while other species have very straight noses. In general. Said that these and other small differences make it very obviously a new species.”
This herbivorous dinosaur is about 8 meters long and weighs about 900 kg. In the peer-reviewed Journal of Systems Paleontology, Dr. Lockwood described this species and named it Brighstoneus simmondsi. Brighstoneus is named after the village of Brighstone near the excavation site, and simmondsi is in memory of Mr. Keith Simmonds who discovered the specimen in 1978.
Dr. Lockwood said: “If this is the case on the island, we may see more new species. It seems unlikely that the two animals will be exactly the same for millions of years. The situation is like this, we may see more new species. It seems unlikely that two animals will be exactly the same for millions of years without change.”
