Discovery of Vectipelta barretti, a novel dinosaur species on the Isle of Wight in Britain
London — A previously unknown dinosaur species has been discovered in the United Kingdom, specifically on the Isle of Wight. The newly-discovered dinosaur, named Vectipelta barretti, had blade-like spiked armor and was a herbivore, according to researchers from the UK’s Natural History Museum. The findings have been published in the scientific Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. …