Welsh dinosaur bones confirmed as new Jurassic species
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#11A9N)
Named Dracoraptor hanigani, meaning 'dragon robber', the dog-sized meat-eating predator is 'the best dinosaur fossil Wales has ever had'
It died nearby on a prehistoric island, was washed out to sea, and became encased in a cliff face near the Glamorganshire Golf Club.
The small, meat-eating dinosaur, the first from the Jurassic to be found in Wales, was discovered in 2014 by local amateurs, who spotted its bones amid the debris of a recent rock fall.
