New species of big-nosed dinosaur discovered by retired doctor

Nasal bone distinguishes herbivore Brighstoneus simmondsi, whose skull was found on the Isle of Wight

A new species of dinosaur with an extremely large nose has been identified by a retired GP who spent lockdown rummaging through boxes of ancient bones.

Jeremy Lockwood, who is studying for a PhD at the University of Portsmouth, set himself the task of cataloguing every iguanodon bone discovered on the Isle of Wight. As he sorted the bones from the collections of the Natural History Museum in London and the Dinosaur Isle museum on the Isle of Wight, he discovered a specimen with a unique bulbous" nasal bone.