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Read more news below…
Isle of Wight fossil shows Europe had different herbivorous dinosaurs to Asia and America
- Natural History Museum publish interesting article about Dino Isle Museum.
- Fossilised remains of new armoured dinosaur discovered. Published 16 June 2023
- Free entry to Dinosaur Isle fun day. Published 23 February 2023
- Beach wheelchairs available for hire. Published 25 August 2022
- Dino Isle leading on dinosaur dig. Published 27 June 2022
- Brighstone pupils feature on BBC show. Published 22 June 2022
- Europe’s largest land predator unearthed. Published 9 June 2022
Books we are reading:
Taking Flight – The evolutionary story of life on the wing by Lev Parikian.
A celebration of the miraculous phenomenon of flight through fourteen species and across millions of years – from pterosaurs to dragonflies, butterflies to albatross. Available on Amazon Kindle
New Hunter by Jack Hessey.
“When Valdosaurus discovers a partially-eaten Iguanodon by the river, she knows it means there is a new and deadly predator on the island. It can only be a Neovenator—a two-ton, seven-meter-long killing machine and the most dangerous dinosaur of its time.
As the Iguanodon herd tries to defend itself from attack, Valdosaurus makes plans of her own to find the Neovenator’s lair. There, she makes a shocking discovery—there are two of them, and the female has a nest…” Available on Amazon Kindle
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