The giant armoured creature, named Vectipelta barretti, dates back between 66 and 145 million years.
The fossilised remains of a previously unknown type of dinosaur have been found on the Isle of Wight.
Though fearsome in appearance with its blade-like armour, the giant reptile - which has been named Vectipelta barretti - only ate plants.The name Vectipelta barretti is a tip of the hat to Professor Paul Barrett, who has worked at the Natural History Museum in London for 20 years. Though the new dinosaur bears some similarities to the last ankylosaur discovered on the island - called Polacanthus foxii - scientists do not think the two species were very closely related.
Stuart Pond, a researcher at the Natural History Museum, said the find shed light on the diversity of species present in England at that time.
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