A swamp-dwelling dinosaur species that roamed England around 125 million years ago has been identified from a fossil uncovered at Surrey’s iconic Ewhurst brickworks .

The fossil specimen was discovered over 25 years ago and was cared for by the Natural History Museum . It was first identified as a member of the Iguanodontians – a group of dinosaurs known for their characteristic thumb spikes.

But it remained unclear whether it belonged to the subgroup Iguanodon or its smaller relative Mantellisaurus .

A study published in 2023 on Mantellisaurus has allowed key differences to be identified, say researchers from the Natural History Museum.

This has led palaeontologists in recent years to reexamine fossils in the Natural History Museum's care .

A reconstruction of the iguanodontian dinosaur Paludohadros proudlovii walking through mud along the edge of a shallow body of water (Guilherme Gehr)

The newly identified species, named Paludohadros proudlovii, was a four-legged herbivore that roamed southern…