Animals Animals | CATEGORIES Collecta Brighstoneus

14.8cm x 4.8cm Diet: HerbivorousPeriod: Lower CretaceousMeaning: Named after the village of Brighstone on the Isle of WightFun Facts: Fossils discovered in 1978 thought to represent an Iguanodon were re-examined and the Brighstoneus genus erected in 2021. This dinosaur had a prominent, bulbous snout. The patterning on the model would have helped to break up this herbivore’s outline and camouflage it as Brighstoneus moved through the dimly lit understorey of the forest.