Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is one of the richest dinosaur localities in Europe, with over 20 species of dinosaur having been recognised from the early Cretaceous Period, some of which were first identified on the island, as well as the contemporary non-dinosaurian species of crocodile, turtle and pterosaur.
Baryonyx, a large theropod, was found with fish scales in its stomach, indicating that it may have been a piscivore.
Valdosaurus is a genus of bipedal herbivorous iguanodont ornithopod dinosaur found on the Isle of Wight and elsewhere in England, Spain and possibly also Romania. It lived during the Early Cretaceous.
Valdosaurus sp. ilia, NHM 2150, from the Upper Tunbridge Wells Sand of Cuckfield
Restoration of Valdosaurus (lower left) with contemporary dinosaurs