Huge Fossilized ‘Sea Dragon’ Found in Rutland

Published: 1/11/2022, 1:56:50 AM EST

Scientists have hailed one of the greatest finds in British palaeontological history after the largest fossilized remains of a prehistoric sea dragon were discovered in the Midlands. Joe Davis from Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust found the fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur, a warm-blooded, air-breathing sea creature that probably looked like a giant dolphin.