Fossil thieves, crumbling bones and large amounts of bird poo were just a few of the challenges faced by the team that uncovered a "sea dragon" in Rutland. The UK's largest, most complete ...

Here at an inland location is very unusual." Rutland is more than thirty miles from the coast, but 200 million years ago higher sea levels meant it was covered by a shallow ocean. When water ...

The fossilised remains of Britain’s largest ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a ‘Sea Dragon’, have been discovered at the Rutland Water Nature Reserve, owned and run by Anglian Water. It is the ...

Undiscovered “sea dragons” are lurking underneath the feet of Leicestershire and Rutland residents an expert has said. Ichthyosaur specialist Dr Dean Lomax said recent discoveries of the vast ...