Fossils: Meet Britain's largest ichthyosaur, which is some 180 million years old and 33ft long
The creature, dubbed 'the Rutland Sea Dragon', is the very first of its species - Temnodontosaurus trigonodon - to ever be found in the United Kingdom.
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The creature, dubbed 'the Rutland Sea Dragon', is the very first of its species - Temnodontosaurus trigonodon - to ever be found in the United Kingdom.
The ichthyosaur is around 180 million years old with a skeleton measuring around 10 metres in length and a skull weighing approximately one tonne.
The ichthyosaur is around 180 million years old with a skeleton measuring around 10 metres in length and a skull weighing approximately one tonne.
The ichthyosaur is around 180 million years old with a skeleton measuring around 10 metres in length and a skull weighing approximately one tonne.
The ichthyosaur is around 180 million years old with a skeleton measuring around 10 metres in length and a skull weighing approximately one tonne.