A new herbivorous dinosaur with an oddly shaped nose from the Isle of Wight

[Oxytropidoceras]

An overlooked fossil turned out to be a new herbivorous dinosaur with an oddly shaped nose

Brighstoneus simmondsi has a big lump around the nostrils, like a chunky alligator.

By Philip Kieffer, Popular Science, November 10, 2021

 

The open access paper is:

McDonald, A.T., Barrett, P.M. and Chapman, S.D., 2010. A new basal iguanodont

(Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Wealden (Lower Cretaceous) of England.

Zootaxa, 2569(1), pp.1-43.  

 

Researchgate PDF

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

Edited November 13, 2021 by Oxytropidoceras
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1 hour ago, Oxytropidoceras said:

An overlooked fossil turned out to be a new herbivorous dinosaur with an oddly shaped nose

Brighstoneus simmondsi has a big lump around the nostrils, like a chunky alligator.

By Philip Kieffer, Popular Science, November 10, 2021

 

The open access paper is:

McDonald, A.T., Barrett, P.M. and Chapman, S.D., 2010. A new basal iguanodont

(Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Wealden (Lower Cretaceous) of England.

Zootaxa, 2569(1), pp.1-43.  

 

Researchgate PDF

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

The open access paper you cite actually dates to 2010 and describes the new taxon Kukufeldia tilgatensis from the Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation in Cuckfield, West Sussex (the type horizon and locality of Iguanodon anglicus). Kukufeldia nowadays is a synonym of Barilium following Norman (2013).

 

D.B. Norman, 2013. On the taxonomy and diversity of Wealden iguanodontian dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda). Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève. 32 (2): 385–404.

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And a hearty video from the BBC.

 

New species of dinosaur with ‘unusually large nose’ discovered - BBC News - YouTube