Experts say previous ankylosaur remains on the island will have to be revisited in light of the new find.
A new dinosaur species with an armoured body has been discovered on the Isle of Wight.
It was found in a fossil site dating back between 145 to 66 million years ago called the Wessex Foundation. The new species belongs to the plant-eating ankylosaur group and has been named Vectipelta barretti - after Professor Paul Barrett who's worked at the Natural History Museum for 20 years.The new find has different neck and back bones to its predecessor, with analysis showing contrasting pelvic structures and more spiked armour on V barretti.
Experts say it's most closely related to some Chinese ankylosaurs, suggesting they roamed between Asia and Europe in the Early Cretaceous period.
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