Fossilised remains of new dino species discovered in Waterford

read moreIts the city best known for its Blaa, but archaeologists in Waterford are saying “yabadabadoo” today after the fossilised remains of a new type of dinosaur believed to date back 62 million years were discovered there over the weekend.
The fossilised remains of a previously unidentified species of dinosaur were discovered at an archaeological site in the city, representing the first ever Jurassic find in Ireland.
According to a leading paleontologist, the discovery challenges current thinking about the Jurassic era and whether dinosaurs existed in Ireland.
The remains were unearthed in an area known as the Viking Triangle, the oldest part of the city where excavations had been taking place as part of a Waterford 1100 archaeological project with a team of visiting archaeologists from Britain. The city is currently celebrating its 1100th birthday since its founding by Vikings in 914AD.