Isle of Wight: New dinosaur species discovered

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• The dinosaur, named Vectipelta barretti, lived between 66 and 145 million years ago.
• It was a plant-eater and had blade-like armour.
• It was discovered in rocks that also contained fossils of other dinosaurs, including Polacanthus foxii.
• Scientists believe Vectipelta barretti was more closely related to ankylosaurs found in China than to P. foxii.
• The discovery sheds light on the diversity of species present in England during the Early Cretaceous period.
• The site where the dinosaur was found is a “hugely important” resource for understanding more about how the dinosaurs went extinct.