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A new species of ankylosaur discovered on the Isle of Wight in the UK has been named after the London Natural History Museum’s Paul Barrett.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2023
A new species of ankylosaur discovered on the Isle of Wight in the UK has been named after the London Natural History Museum’s Paul Barrett.
A world-renowned palaeontologist, Barrett has worked at NHM for two decades and is an expert in herbivorous dinosaurs.
Named Vectipelta barretti, the newly described ankylosaur increases the diversity of dinosaurs which would have once called the Isle of Wight - one of the best places in Europe to find the remains of dinosaurs - home.
“I'm flattered and absolutely delighted to have been recognised in this way,” said Barrett. “Not least as the first paper I ever wrote was also on an armoured dinosaur in the museum collections.”
The new species has been published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
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