Giant 180 million-year-old ‘sea dragon’ fossil found in UK reservoir

“It is a truly unprecedented discovery and one of the greatest finds in British palaeontological history,” Dr. David Norman, curator of dinosaurs at London’s Natural History Museum, said in a written statement.

The fossil is currently being studied and conserved at an undisclosed location in Shropshire, but it is expected to be returned to Rutland for permanent display.

The remains of this dragon will feature on BBC Two’s Digging for Britain on Tuesday at 20:00 GMT before being made available on BBC iPlayer.