Fossil of pony-size dinosaur finally pulled from Isle of Skye decades after it was found

Scotland's most complete dinosaur fossil extracted from Isle of Skye cli

Bone analysis reveals the Elgol dinosaur is a 166-million-year-old ornithopod.

Fossil of pony-size dinosaur finally pulled from Isle of Skye decades after it was found

A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.

Half a century after its first observation, an exceptional dinosaur fossil was finally extracted from the steep cliffs of Skye Island, Scotland. Identified as dating from the Jurassic era, this specimen is now the oldest dinosaur discovery ever recorded in the country. A discovery expected for half a century The fossil, spotted for [...]

National Museum of Scotland play key role in dinosaur find

The earliest and most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in Scotland has finally been extracted from the base of a cliff on the Isle of Skye, after it was first spotted over 50 years ago. The “globally very rare and important” fossil has been formally identified as an ornithopod dinosaur, a plant-eating group that included […] The post National Museum of Scotland play key role in dinosaur find appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.